When Rackham is in the head reading the newspaper, the date on the paper is Wednesday, August 5, 1715. The day of the week should have read Monday according to the Gregorian calendar introduced in 1585 or a Friday in the older Julian calendar.
Only in this 'verse. In the RL Stevensonian Golden Age of Piracy 'verse, it was Wednesday.
Only in this 'verse. In the RL Stevensonian Golden Age of Piracy 'verse, it was Wednesday.
Billy Bones remarks that the ship could have been sailed with a few dozen men and Captain Flint corrects him by saying "less". Since men can be enumerated, he should have said "fewer".
Aside from expecting pirates to observe the conventions of the English language, he wasn't referring to "less men". He meant "less than a few". Few can't be enumerated and "fewer few" isn't valid grammar.
Aside from expecting pirates to observe the conventions of the English language, he wasn't referring to "less men". He meant "less than a few". Few can't be enumerated and "fewer few" isn't valid grammar.