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Nedra Crowe-Evers

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Oct 25, 2022, 1:12:51 AM10/25/22
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This is exactly what I did not want you to think of, which is why I put my statement against it in my email.

There are more nuances in our language than those used in Star Trek.


On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 4:30 PM jill stockinger <jills...@gmail.com> wrote:
I googled Picard using it, and in the first 4 that came up, it all means: Cancel that or Stop.
It IS a Nautical expression and Picard was using it correctly as a nautical term 
to say Stop or disregard something:

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May 18, 2021 — Numerous words and phrases can be traced back to sailing, ... Picard commanding his fellow crew member to "belay that order" on board the ...
Quotes. Captain Jean-Luc Picard : There are times, sir, when... men of good conscience cannot ... Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Belay that order, Mister Data.

Belay that (or belay that order)

Sci-fi fans may recall Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard commanding his fellow crew member to "belay that order" on board the Starship Enterprise, but its genesis can be traced back to earth, or, more specifically, the sea. In the unlikely event that a captain changes his mind and decides to rescind his last order by saying, “Belay that,” he is harkening back to the days when a “belaying” pin was used to hold a line fast (in its last position) on deck. In short, it means stop.



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