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zarzavat
on April 19, 2023
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Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of...
I was taught the mnemonic “There’s no red port left in the bottle”. Port wine is red.
Biganon
on April 19, 2023
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I think "there's some red port left in the bottle" would be better ; the negation kinda made me think "red" (or "port") was NOT "left".
tacticus
on April 19, 2023
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From memory the No Red Port Left is also about Red on Red passing for ships
fargle
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Nice. Except I prefer Tawny Port, but I'll still remember it.
noxvilleza
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Port wine (in a decanter) is also traditionally passed to the left when being poured.
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