6 Impossible Things

"Elizabeth had become so disillusioned with the whole idea of pirates. And now here Will is finally stepping up and becoming the romantic pirate hero that she dreamed of meeting when she was 12 years old. It’s the guy who breaks the laws for what he believes is right, not for his own gain but for other people… That’s the romantic image and that’s what Will becomes. He’s the first and only pirate in the movie who is actually a pirate-movie pirate."

When you're talking about the design of the boat, you say "it".

When the boat is still being built, your say "it".

When the boat is nearing completion, you can say "it" or "she".

When the boat is floating in the water you probably say "she", unless there is still a lot of work to be done (e.g. no engine yet) then you say "it".

When the boat is officially launched and operating, you say "she". If you continue to say "it" at this point you are not incorrect but suspiciously untraditional. You are not playing the game.

If you are referring to a boat you don't really know anything about you may say "it" ("there's a big boat, it's coming this way"). But if you know its name, it's probably "she" ("there's the Waverley, she's on her way to Greenock").

If you are talking about boats in general, you say "it" ("when a boat is hit by a wave it heels over")

If you speak about a boat in complimentary terms, it's "she" ("she's a grand boat"). If you are being disparaging it may be it, but not necessarily ("it's as ugly as sin", "she's a grotty old tub").

If she has a boy's name, she's still she. "Boy James", "King Edward", "Sir David Attenborough"? The pronoun is she.

If it's a dumb barge (no engine), you say it. But if it's a rowing boat (no engine), you say she.

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Less than a month after its opening, a $69 million exhibit beneath the Lincoln Memorial is plagued with problems, potentially endangering rare American artifacts, according to three National Park Service officials and internal communications reviewed by City Cast DC.

It’s the latest in a string of troubles involving upgrades around the National Mall unveiled as part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations. In this case, the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft opened to the public on June 25 and displays rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, both bearing the original signature of President Abraham Lincoln. The documents – treasured turning points in the nation’s effort to end slavery – date back to the 1860s and are worth millions.

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