radiohead101 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Hey guys: Is it "submarine-er" (ie, the thing that goes underwater and add the word "er" to the end, or is it "sub - mare (rhymes with hair) - in - er" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Me: Sub-MAH-rihh-ner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 yep the second one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 yep the second one yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Depends on what you are talking about. Use the first one to refer to someone who is deployed on a submarine. Use the second one to refer to the watch made by Rolex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Depends on what you are talking about. Use the first one to refer to someone who is deployed on a submarine. Use the second one to refer to the watch made by Rolex. DING DING DING we have a winner! I have been corrected on more than one occasion by a tin can jockey. They dont take kindly to being called watches! And interestingly enough, the one time I spent 3 days on a sub... I dont recall a single person wearing a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newdoc Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 DING DING DING we have a winner! I have been corrected on more than one occasion by a tin can jockey. They dont take kindly to being called watches! And interestingly enough, the one time I spent 3 days on a sub... I dont recall a single person wearing a watch. Ill take a stab at that one, carlsbad, in good fun. The Rolex Sub has nothing to do with submarines. Now, try to keep up; I did get a 99% on the national grammar CLEP test in highschool. I don't know the history or etiology of the name, but here's a guess. I'm gonna say that 'Sub' means under, and the 'Marine' means water, and the 'er' means 'one who' or 'that which' 'is or does' whatever action the suffix is modifying. In this case the root word means 'underwater,' so the suffix '-er' implies 'one who or that which goes or is underwater.' In this case it's a watch, so I'm assuming that the name Submariner means a watch that goes underwater. Is that a stretch? Hence, this watch has nothing to do with submarines, and there's no reason a 'submarine -er', meaning 'one who is on a submarine,' should feel the need to sport one. Plus, why would rolex spend all that time trying to figure out the helium valve for guys on a pressurized submarine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newdoc Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 DING DING DING we have a winner! I have been corrected on more than one occasion by a tin can jockey. They dont take kindly to being called watches! And interestingly enough, the one time I spent 3 days on a sub... I dont recall a single person wearing a watch. oh yeah, and Id still rather be called a watch incorrectly than other ambiguous designation, sea-men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giorgio Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 I did get a 99% on the national grammar CLEP test in highschool. I don't know the history or etiology of the name, but here's a guess. Then you'd know that etiology is the 'cause of disease or disorder, used almost exclusively in a medical context. I'm sure you were reaching for etymology... FWIW, you're correct in assuming that its etymology is the same as that of a "tin can jockey"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleJay Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 It's the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newdoc Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Then you'd know that etiology is the 'cause of disease or disorder, used almost exclusively in a medical context. I'm sure you were reaching for etymology... FWIW, you're correct in assuming that its etymology is the same as that of a "tin can jockey"... wow... I knew that. I have work on the brain; need sleep...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 "sub - mare (rhymes with hair) - in - er" ? That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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