Things to Ponder

[jasoncran]

why is a ships propeller actually called a screw in nautical terminology?

 

[farouk]

why is a ships propeller actually called a screw in nautical terminology?

Because it revolves?

 

[jasoncran]

I don't know, that is why im asking. but they aren't called props on the navy ships or on the cruise ships but screws.

 

[Deborah13]

I feel more like I do now, then I did awhile ago.

 

[ardchoille]

Ponder the spell checker:


Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.