| We sail on the sea, we sail through the air and we | | | | again. |
| set sail. What is clearly nonsense is the sailing | | | | Then we have sailing Majorca or sailing the |
| through the air part. Unless of, course, you are in | | | | Caribbean. Funny, I always thought we sailed in a |
| an aeroplane. Then it is more likely that the plane | | | | yacht or a skiff powered by sail? The idea of the |
| is sailing and you are the passenger. Still, we | | | | Caribbean setting sail around the world leads me |
| mustn't get too pedantic here. | | | | to ask which island is leaving the group? |
| The other alternative is that some object comes | | | | Absolute nonsense is quite true but that's what |
| sailing through the air and klonks you on the head | | | | some people are lucky enough to be able to do. |
| in which case, it is still not you sailing through the | | | | Just ask them and they will tell you that they |
| air so its nonsense again. But I have every | | | | have been sailing the Caribbean or Majorca. |
| confidence you may have the bruises to prove | | | | Perhaps it's just my imagination or |
| that you were struck by something sailing through | | | | misunderstanding of the English language. |
| the air. Bad luck but it still doesn't make the sailing | | | | Until we learn to sail properly it would probably be |
| bit any more accurate unless, of course, the | | | | a good idea to remain a land lubber. |
| object actually has sails attached to guide its flight. | | | | But if you were intent on learning to sail I suggest |
| This is all enough to make a person set sail, right? | | | | you try doing it first in a dinghy and work your |
| Now if you take today's meaning of the word | | | | way up through the different types of sailing |
| you are probably about to board a cruise ship and | | | | vessels. |
| sail off over the wide blue ocean. Strictly | | | | And I would strongly recommend sailing on water. |
| speaking, even this isn't quite accurate because | | | | Just ask anyone who has tried sailing through the |
| most cruise ships that I've seen lately have had | | | | air without an aeroplane around them. |
| engines somewhere in the bowels of the ship to | | | | Sailing on water began eons ago and if you want |
| power the cruise liner along. | | | | to learn to sail properly I suggest practising on |
| Now perhaps I'm on the wrong tack here and | | | | calm water first before setting sail over the |
| you will give me a bit of leeway before you set | | | | horizon and off into the wide blue yonder. |
| sail and get stuck into me for being too pedantic | | | | And that is not a nonsense sailing suggestion. |