The exception to all this is that for those in the Navy it's perfectly appropriate for sailors attached to a ship to refer to it as a boat, as in "I'm heading back to the boat." But let anyone else call it a boat and they'll be quickly corrected.
I can afford a boat if not too fancy, but not a ship no matter how plain 8-)
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The exception to all this is that for those in the Navy it's perfectly appropriate for sailors attached to a ship to refer to it as a boat, as in "I'm heading back to the boat." But let anyone else call it a boat and they'll be quickly corrected.
I can afford a boat if not too fancy, but not a ship no matter how plain 8-)
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