is by and large. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. If someone uses the

adverb phrase by and large it means mainly it means mostly. Let's continue.

You could also substitute other phrases such as for the most part, usually, on the

whole, etc. You know, depending on the situation one may fit a little better

than the other. To have nearly the same meaning . Okay . Let's continue. The origin

of this phrase actually comes from nautical terms. You know, nautical

relating to like the Navy or the sea or sailing. Nautical terms often used by

sailors dating back many centuries ago. Large basically was used when the wind

was blowing with you. So in your direction. In the direction you preferred. .

Okay. Therefore the wind was blowing from behind the ship and helping and

providing energy to move in that direction. So this is generally the

easier way of sailing. When the wind is going with you and it's helping you move

in that direction. That's the way you'd like it. Most of the time. That was referred

to as large. Okay. By basically meant that you were traveling in the direction

facing the wind or within six compass points of itself.

This was the harder one. This was where the wind is going against you. Okay. Let's

continue. The earliest known citing seems to be

from Samuel Sturay, in the Mariner's magazine 1669. So it's a long time ago. So

this, so this phrase for sailing terms goes back a long long way. Thus you see ...

So here's actually a quote from him in this 1969 magazine. "Thus you see the ship

handled in fair weather and foul. " Fair weather means good

weather or beautiful weather. Foul, of course, it means bad. In this case, " by and

large. And of course large was spelled very different way back then. All right.

Let's continue. Thus, to sail by and large meant you could sail in almost any

weather. So this is how it took on the meaning of mostly. This is why it ended up

being mostly. Because you, you can mostly sail in any weather or any type of thing.

Because you were skilled in both. Okay. Let's continue. All right. So we just have a

couple of examples here. Here's the first example number one. By and

large everything seemed to go smoothly. So everything mostly seemed to go

smoothly or for the most part everything went smoothly. So that's pretty much what

we mean with this first example. Number two. This speech is by and large , you know,

mostly or mainly or on the whole very well written. We just may need to make a

few slight adjustments . Okay. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it was clear. I hope it was

informative. Thank you for your time. Bye- bye.