re: #271 jaunte

Satellite photos of Russian naval base in Tartus, Syria show all 11 Russian battle ships have left Syria (Pictures: ImageSat International

sloppy, but I can accept that: “Battleship” is a designation for a class of warships with a certain tonnage and armaments, “battle ship” is a ship intended to take part in a battle.

just like “chicken shit” is poultry excrement but a “chickenshit” is a useless bungling coward