J Proof that we are a seafaring nation jis shown in our speech. We talk of osing "launched in life/" "above board,", on the rocks 1 '; of "sailing under falsa colon's/' knowing' the ropes - sailing ~,'., ~.,.,,. tI: „ wi „\l" and "looking one ■;■ auali*." These are but a few of id,rases used in our everyday speech. Our anguage is rich in nautical term*.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 9
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