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Thread #118662 Message #2925980
Posted By: Tangledwood
11-Jun-10 - 10:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: English grammar question
Subject: RE: BS: English grammar question
or buoy (UK boy, US booey).
Whether or not this is different pronunciation in UK and US I don't know, but it is very deliberate in maritime radio communications. I first became aware of it when communicating with an aircraft searching for a missing fishing boat. The pilot's statement that "I have sighted a boy in the water" required quite different responses from the rescue organisation depending upon whether he had sighted rubber or flesh.