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Re: Compass directions and "North by Northwest"
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2023 Jan 17, 09:54 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2023 Jan 17, 09:54 -0800
You wrote:
"Believe that since it is westerly of N, it should be 'North by WEST.' "
Good catch. You're correct, of course. I will edit the original message (from a decade ago) to make sure it has no negative influence in future decades (if any).
Frank Reed