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   On 2025-09-26 15:41:05 +0000, The True Melissa said:   
   > Verily, in article <10b5ccm$qh1j$1@dont-email.me>, did   
   > YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:   
   >> On 2025-09-25 22:39:48 +0000, f6k said:   
   >>   
   >>> Hello everyone,   
   >>>   
   >>> I am watching again everything from Star Trek TOS to the new Star Trek   
   >>> Strange New Wolds. I'm currently at season 7 of Star Trek The Next   
   >>> Generation, episode Lower Decks (which, I believe, gave the inspiration   
   >>> for the great Star Trek Lower Decks show, which I deeply love).   
   >   
   > I also love Lower Decks. I'm looking forward to the Starbase 80 spinoff   
   > I suspect to be in the works.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Technically in "aye aye sir" back in the days of sailing ships, the   
   >> first "aye" confrism the order has been heard and said, while the   
   >> second "aye" confrims the order will be carried out immediately. the   
   >> singulr "aye, sir" would normally be used when agreeing with or   
   >> replying to a sneior officer's statement, while the doulbe "aye aye,   
   >> sir" is used when acknowledging and performing an order.   
   >   
   > That's fascinating. I'm guessing the writers just thought the equivalent   
   > of "yes yes" was silly, but it's barely possible that they intended to   
   > honor this distinction.   
      
   That was typed in a rush, so has a few typos / auto-(in)corrections.   
   :-(  It should have said:   
   Technically in "aye aye sir" back in the days of sailing ships, the   
   first "aye" confirms the order has been heard and *understood* (not   
   "said"), while the second "aye" confrims the order will be carried out   
   immediately. The singular "aye, sir" would normally be used when   
   agreeing with or replying to a senior officer's statement, while the   
   double "aye aye, sir" is used when acknowledging and performing an   
   order.   
      
   The white battledroids in the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (and spin-offs)   
   kept saying "Roger, Roger", which is probably based on similar reasons.   
   In some of the animated shows it became something of an over-used   
   in-joke though.   
      
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