Language is like that one friend who can’t stop reinventing themselves — new haircut, new hobbies, suddenly into pottery. It’s constantly picking up shiny new words from other languages, adopting made-up slang, and tossing old expressions overboard without a second thought.

How Sailors Shaped the English Language

English, in particular, has been hanging around for centuries, evolving from its medieval roots into the gloriously messy mash-up we speak today. And here’s the kicker: a surprising number of everyday phrases you use without thinking came straight from the high seas. Yup — sailors have been quietly swabbing the decks of our vocabulary for hundreds of years.

So, if you’ve ever “shown someone the ropes” or been “three sheets to the wind,” congratulations — you’ve been talking lik

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