...and not a single one of those transitive uses have I ever seen anywhere in print or online, or heard used verbally.
No, I'm not proclaiming I'm the ultimate arbiter of anything, nor have I read every book ever published; just a former editor who has never encountered a transitive use of step even once (except the phrase "step foot", which sets the teeth on edge every time).
Not being a boater, I have not the slightest clue what "to step a mast" might mean, so I take your word for it, BOatriot :)
Thanks Bo
...and not a single one of those transitive uses have I ever seen anywhere in print or online, or heard used verbally.
No, I'm not proclaiming I'm the ultimate arbiter of anything, nor have I read every book ever published; just a former editor who has never encountered a transitive use of step even once (except the phrase "step foot", which sets the teeth on edge every time).
Not being a boater, I have not the slightest clue what "to step a mast" might mean, so I take your word for it, BOatriot :)