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Originally Posted by ekbell
In my case I was stuck trying to figure out if the author of the text actually had a coherent setting in mind and why they decided to use military titles. If I hadn't read the plain Jane text I'd likely have shown poorer comprehension if tested simply due to split attention. Who cares about a stupid person insulting the people he has to live with when I could be pondering why a waitress has military rank  |
Especially when the military rank of ensign in most navies was the lowest level of commissioned officer. I tend to think of them as a larval lieutenant. Why would anyone have a commissioned officer working as a waitress? Assuming that she was in uniform as she was designated by rank, do I have to salute and wait for her to return the salute before asking for a coffee refill?
I found pondering such questions very distracting.
