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Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287)
Posted by: J.T. McDaniel ()
Date: January 06, 2006 12:07AM

Not a bad idea, actually. American submariners certainly had a way with language, and didn't always agree with their overseas compatriots on how to pronounce things. The all-time-winner is probably the U.S.S. GATO (SS-212) and GATO class submarines. Our guys pronounced it GATE-OH. And, of course, there's the word "submariner" itself, which is pronounced differently depending on which part of the English speaking world you happen to live in. "Submarine-er" in U.S. English; "Sub-Mariner" in British (or American comic books, if you happen to be talking about Prince Namor).

FleetSubmarine.com is going to be getting something of an upgrade before too much longer, so that may be something to add.

J.T. McDaniel

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Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/19/2005 06:00AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) danodenweller 12/19/2005 09:12PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/20/2005 06:25AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) danodenweller 12/20/2005 01:29PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) walter schmidt 12/20/2005 02:59PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/20/2005 04:05PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) walter schmidt 12/21/2005 01:26AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) J.T. McDaniel 12/21/2005 01:02AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/29/2005 09:03AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) J.T. McDaniel 12/30/2005 12:31AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/30/2005 01:53AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) kurt 01/05/2006 05:01PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 01/05/2006 07:22PM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) J.T. McDaniel 01/06/2006 12:07AM
Re: Pearl Harbor Avenger - USS BOWFIN (SS-287) ROBERT M. 12/20/2005 04:07PM


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