it'd just sound weird if they used other terms
like it does when you listen to yank football commentary, although saying that I was watching some US football the other day and they were using classic UK expressions. All part of the beauty of sharing such a evolving language with some many other countries
Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on October 16th 2010 at 23:20:33
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- Match report here: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:30:29
- That's a better match report than you'll see in any of the papers tomorrow. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 16, 23:05:36
- This. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 16, 23:31:54
- Good report Otto! (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:48:16
- arrrrggggh, you've done a split infinitive (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 22:35:59
- Some people believe that split infinitives are grammatically incorrect...But there?s no (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:47:35
- I didn't realise it wasn't a rule as such (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:12:52
- If it's good enough for Star Trek, it's good enough for me. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:37:38
- yes, it's of very little consequence anyway nowadays (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:14:18
- It's all in the re-reading and editing. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:16:51
- it'd just sound weird if they used other terms (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:20:33
- I may be in a minority, but I really enjoy Stuart Hall, because he's so idiosyncratic (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:26:58
- I don't really get to hear him much anymore (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:28:47
- A sort of football version of Henry Blofeld (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Oct 16, 23:30:13
- can't remember him either ffs! (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:32:29
- A sort of football version of Henry Blofeld (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Oct 16, 23:30:13
- I don't really get to hear him much anymore (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:28:47
- I may be in a minority, but I really enjoy Stuart Hall, because he's so idiosyncratic (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:26:58
- it'd just sound weird if they used other terms (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:20:33
- footbally cliches I mean (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:15:27
- on a side note, I think commentators should use the word "rasping" a lot more (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:23:44
- It's all in the re-reading and editing. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:16:51
- yes, it's of very little consequence anyway nowadays (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:14:18
- Some people believe that split infinitives are grammatically incorrect...But there?s no (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:47:35
- That's a better match report than you'll see in any of the papers tomorrow. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 16, 23:05:36
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