[Milsurplus] Jury Rig as nautical term, per Clete

[J. Forster]

Huh?

That site says just about what I said.

-John

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> See http://grammarist.com/usage/jury-rig-jerry-rig-jerry-built/ for
> another
> learned opinion.
>
> W7FE
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
> To: "Rob Flory" <farmer.rob.flory at gmail.com>
> Cc: "milsurplus" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Jury Rig as nautical term, per Clete
>
>
>> Exactly the opposite, IMO.
>>
>> Jerry rig is a corruption of an olde naval term, Jury Rig..,  an
>> emergency
>> sail lashed together, using a boom as a mast, for something like a
>> lifeboat.
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>> -John
>>
>> =================
>>
>>
>>
>>> Clete is correct, and I see now that I was mistaken when I said that
>>> jury
>>> rig is a corruption of Jerry rig.
>>>
>>> wikipedia has an enlightening entry on jury rig
>>>
>>> Thank you, Clete.
>>>
>>> RF
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