Correction. Lloyds is proposing this. The Royal Navy and I assume the rest of the population of the British Isles will continue refering to their vessels as she. Tom Smith and Jane Van Winkle M15/345 -- Chukar Sandpoint, Idaho -----Original Message----- From: Joe Kidd [mailto:jk@yosemite.net] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:35 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Montgomery Net Politically Correct Grammer Paraphrasing Sir Winston, "Up with dangling participles we will not put." Ever striving for political (and grammatical) correctness, the Brits are now proposing that a boat be called an "it" instead of a "she." Then again, maybe they are referring to a PWC. Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco A Poco" -- reformed English major _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats