Formal protest concerning nautical terminology

[Brion Toss]

Hello,
Actually, it could be argued that most cutters aren't cutters, either. Just because the mast is further aft and the sailplan incrementally different, does it really deserve a different name? With every other basic rig, you either have to add an entire other mast, or else put the stick right up in the eyes of the boat. A cutter? I don't think so, not unless a topmast is involved, and preferably with a reefing bowsprit.
Seriously, as I heard it the earliest usage for Bermudian two-stay configuration was not cutter, but "cutter-rigged", a nice distinction. The masts were, and are, all designed to accommodate sloop loads, with the highest at the top, unlike with 'true" cutters. So they are all double-stays'l sloops. Ah, but usage will drift.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss