That's not a battleship.
Don't tell the New York Times.
That's not a battleship.
Ha! I know that one! That's those long braids pirates wear!Volkonski:
Wait until they encounter the word "dreadnought".
This type of specific-for-generic confusion is, of course, not age-specific, as anyone knows who's been asked in the last decade or two to 'xerox' something at work.Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:36 pm True. It is a good deal more powerful than a battleship which is why battleships aren't used anymore.
Probably a young reporter who thinks that "battleship" is a generic term like "warship" for any naval vessel.
Wait until they encounter the word "dreadnought".
Hand me a kleenex, please.Ben-Prime wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:56 amThis type of specific-for-generic confusion is, of course, not age-specific, as anyone knows who's been asked in the last decade or two to 'xerox' something at work.Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:36 pm True. It is a good deal more powerful than a battleship which is why battleships aren't used anymore.
Probably a young reporter who thinks that "battleship" is a generic term like "warship" for any naval vessel.
Wait until they encounter the word "dreadnought".
That’s just putting a bandaid on it.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:08 amHand me a kleenex, please.Ben-Prime wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:56 amThis type of specific-for-generic confusion is, of course, not age-specific, as anyone knows who's been asked in the last decade or two to 'xerox' something at work.Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 4:36 pm True. It is a good deal more powerful than a battleship which is why battleships aren't used anymore.
Probably a young reporter who thinks that "battleship" is a generic term like "warship" for any naval vessel.
Wait until they encounter the word "dreadnought".
Makes me wonder what office procedure Perry's request interrupted!Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:29 am Perry Mason asks for Della to make photostatic copies.
"Oh, and Della, make sure you don't get Vaseline on those copies."
This is also a problem with the navy in general though.
Yes, and in fairness, I'll admit I have used some of the more obscure terms in my Star Trek RPG campaign because as we see from the existance of Birds of Prey, Warbirds, etc., not every other fleet categorizes their ships the same way Starfleet does. The first time I ever referred to something that Starfleet would call a 'Light Frigate' in game-ship design terms as a 'Corvette', I think one of my players had to bite back "What the f*ck is that?" It was ... sublime.neeneko wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:57 amThis is also a problem with the navy in general though.
Look at how over the years the definitions of dreadnaught, battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, corvette, etc mean to specific navies at specific times. TBH, I think they have always been less of a military taxonomy and more marketing terms used by shipyards and contractors to really big clients.
"Through deck cruiser"Ben-Prime wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:30 pmYes, and in fairness, I'll admit I have used some of the more obscure terms in my Star Trek RPG campaign because as we see from the existance of Birds of Prey, Warbirds, etc., not every other fleet categorizes their ships the same way Starfleet does. The first time I ever referred to something that Starfleet would call a 'Light Frigate' in game-ship design terms as a 'Corvette', I think one of my players had to bite back "What the f*ck is that?" It was ... sublime.neeneko wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 6:57 amThis is also a problem with the navy in general though.
Look at how over the years the definitions of dreadnaught, battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, frigate, destroyer, corvette, etc mean to specific navies at specific times. TBH, I think they have always been less of a military taxonomy and more marketing terms used by shipyards and contractors to really big clients.