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Hidden : 4/8/2007
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HE KNOWS THE ROPES

WHEN WE SAY THAT SOMEONE KNOWS THE ROPES WE INFER THAT HE KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND AT SEA AND IS QUITE CAPABLE OF HANDLING MOST NAUTICAL PROBLEMS. THROUGH THE YEARS THE PHRASE‘S MEANING HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT. ORIGINALLY, THE STATEMENT WAS PRINTED ON A SEAMAN’S DISCHARGE TO INDICATE THAT HE KNEW THE NAMES AND PRIMARY USES OF THE MAIN ROPES ONBOARD SHIP. IN OTHER WORDS, "THIS MAN IS A NOVICE SEAMAN AND KNOWS ONLY THE BASICS OF SEAMANSHIP.”

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