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Randy D

Do you prefer using the word “dock” or the word “pier”? What’s the difference between them?

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Posted - April 13
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  • 23925

    I might prefer "dock" because I really like listening to Otis Redding when he sat on the dock of the bay.

    The difference is that I don't recall Otis on a pier.

     
    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at April 15, 2025 4:19 AM MDT
      April 13, 2025 11:00 PM MDT
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  • 53748

     

      “Sittin’ on the Pier of the Bay” just doesn’t do it, right? I agree with you. 
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      April 14, 2025 6:52 AM MDT
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  • 23925
    :)
    Cool.



    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at April 15, 2025 7:27 AM MDT
      April 14, 2025 11:03 PM MDT
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  • 4399
    You beat me to it!
      April 14, 2025 8:01 AM MDT
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  • 23925
    :) Ha!
      April 14, 2025 11:03 PM MDT
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  • 17679
    We had a pier in my home state of Alabama.  Here in Florida, we have a dock.  Same thing.  Maybe we'll have a wharf at the next stop.  This post was edited by Thriftymaid at April 15, 2025 7:28 AM MDT
      April 14, 2025 6:31 PM MDT
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  • 35184
    Where I live. 
    A dock is a flat walk way that you park your boat next to in the lake/river. 
    A pier is a post that is in the water. The dock maybe next to piers or even on top of the piers.
      April 14, 2025 9:05 PM MDT
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