JAXAshby wrote:

way to go, gould, you found a source that thinks wondering around in a fog with
just a compass and a speed indicator will somehow keep you off the rocks.

or dum-dum, it used phonetic spelling of an ancient word.


You have no credentials in any facet of language, and are not in a
position to state on your own that "dead reckoning" a phonetic spelling
of "ded reckoning.

In fact, the "phonetic" spelling of "dead" is "ded." Further, several of
the sources cited here know (or knew) how to spell. And you're not among
the good spellers, either.

Nor, in fact, are you much of a sailor. Where the hell could you
possibly have sailed in that bitty daysailer boat of yours, in your
bitty Speedo swim trunks?

Find yourself another fresh boating troll, but this time, spend a bit of
time in research before you make a fool of yourself...again. And stay
away from word definitions...when it comes to language, you are at a loss.