Ok, folks, time to get picky here. Yes, MS proper trying to get people to do the right thing...like having Dr. Yourname is correct and Dr. Yourname, MD (or PhD) is not--ask any English professor and they'll tell you what is right..
OK, now to the gripe--It is a SHIP not a boat. I remember going to the lake and fishing, waterskiiing, and just goofing off on a BOAT--a small fiberglass/metal watercraft that usually holds a handful of people. A Ship, like a cruise ship, container ship, oiltanker, etc are SHIPS! Would you call a container ship a container boat? no, so don't call a cruise ship a BOAT when it is a ship.....A ferry is a ferry, it's clear purpose is to get people from A to B quickly and efficiently. The paddlewheeler that hit the reef in Alaska isn't a cruise ship either, it's a paddlwheel, not a ship, a ship is steam/gas powered, paddlewheel, well, gee, is waterpowered, er well they were now they use gas to support/supply power the paddlewheel
Ok, my gripe is over, if you read this, thanks....if you didn't, c'est la vie!
Ok, folks, time to get picky here. Yes, MS proper trying to get people to do the right thing...like having Dr. Yourname is correct and Dr. Yourname, MD (or PhD) is not--ask any English professor and they'll tell you what is right..
OK, now to the gripe--It is a SHIP not a boat. I remember going to the lake and fishing, waterskiiing, and just goofing off on a BOAT--a small fiberglass/metal watercraft that usually holds a handful of people. A Ship, like a cruise ship, container ship, oiltanker, etc are SHIPS! Would you call a container ship a container boat? no, so don't call a cruise ship a BOAT when it is a ship.....A ferry is a ferry, it's clear purpose is to get people from A to B quickly and efficiently. The paddlewheeler that hit the reef in Alaska isn't a cruise ship either, it's a paddlwheel, not a ship, a ship is steam/gas powered, paddlewheel, well, gee, is waterpowered, er well they were now they use gas to support/supply power the paddlewheel
Ok, my gripe is over, if you read this, thanks....if you didn't, c'est la vie!
Sorry to disappoint you but a ship is indeed a boat, even though every boat is not a ship. Please refer to Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition, definition of boat, no. 2 "a large vessel; ship.... "
Look at it this way a Boeing 747 Airliner is every bit as much an airplane as a small Piper Cub but a small airplane is not an airliner.
Again, sorry if it irritates you but when it is said let's get on the boat or the ship, either way is correct!
Call it a boat or call it a ship, I dont care. I just call it my vacation
I thought it was a tonnage thing, ie size. But was amazed to find that even the largest of submarines is still called a boat Maybe thats because they are underwater boats or U Boats,,,naw no way we carry on that tradition 8)
So if the US Navy cant get it right, what chance do we have 8)
I think the term does matter and makes a huge difference.
Why?
It is just semantics and there isn't any "official" definition. Submarines are always boats, at least today. Big boats are ships. Dictionaries aren't any help, since they record how people speak, but can't drive language. Language is fluid: if people start calling cruise ships "boats", then boats they are.
Therein lies the problem, in todays world if I ask if its a boat, im likely going to find out its a small water craft, if I say ship im going to probably find out its a large water craft, much larger than a personal watercraft.
Your technically right in the interchaneability of the terms, but I disagree in the way they are used in todays world. People don't play by the rules as much these days in language.
To me a boat is a boat and a ship is a ship. So as I said I would rather be in a ship than a boat in the Atlantic. I think most people would agree.
Therein lies the problem, in todays world if I ask if its a boat, im likely going to find out its a small water craft, if I say ship im going to probably find out its a large water craft, much larger than a personal watercraft.
Your technically right in the interchaneability of the terms, but I disagree in the way they are used in todays world. People don't play by the rules as much these days in language.
To me a boat is a boat and a ship is a ship. So as I said I would rather be in a ship than a boat in the Atlantic. I think most people would agree.
OK, but I still don't see why anybody would give this a second of thought, much less philosophize about it.
Actually, Websters (and the good ol' USA Navy) Defines a boat as follows:
1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
2. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat.
3. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation.
4. a ship.
5. a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
A ship is defined as a "Large Ocean Going Vessel" amongst other things.
As we can see, a boat is a smaller vessel while a Ship is a larger vessel. Also, a submersible ship, such as a submarine, is referred to as a boat.
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Actually, Websters (and the good ol' USA Navy) Defines a boat as follows:
1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
2. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat.
3. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation.
4. a ship.
5. a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
A ship is defined as a "Large Ocean Going Vessel" amongst other things.
Yeah, not every cruise ship is a large mega-liner. Some of them only hold a couple of hundred passengers. So, would they be considered a boat or a ship?
... I just harken back to my youthful days. The show was called "The Love Boat." It took place on a cruise ship. So, as far as I'm concerned, when I head to the pier, I'm gettin' on the boat. So there.
You and me will stay back in the "Love Boat" days kyros
They still film it, but it now cost's you thirty bucks to buy the video or DVD... 8) and on every trip, and with a different cast everytime.
8)
But I'm a bit confused with this dictionary quote thing going on
"Actually, Websters (and the good ol' USA Navy) Defines a boat as follows:
1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
2. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat.
3. a small vessel carried for use by a large one, as a lifeboat: They lowered the boats for evacuation.
4. a ship.
5. a vessel of any size built for navigation on a river or other inland body of water.
A ship is defined as a "Large Ocean Going Vessel" amongst other things. " Okay, but your number 4 says a boat is a ship
Hey, english is a quirky language. Sometimes a boat and a ship are the same thing. Other times not. Languages tend to change around a bit. Have any of you listened to your kids talking?
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Maybe thats because they are underwater boats or U Boats,,,naw no way we carry on that tradition 8) 
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