Smeat
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:08 |
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xnoelx wrote: | Scoreline is fine. Although yes, final scoreline is a bit of a redundancy. |
"Scoreline"? I've never heard that term used. But, in researching it just now, it seems it's a strictly British journalism term, so it makes sense that it would be completely unfamiliar to most anyone in the Americas. (And, yes, by definition a scoreline is final.)
If you want to use strictly British jargon, no worries by me; if not, just use "final score", as anyone(?) will understand that - but if you're going with it, it seems that it's one word, not two. |
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xnoelx
Joined: Jun 05, 2012
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:11 |
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Smeat
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:13 |
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(pssst - Canada is (mostly) British.) |
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xnoelx
Joined: Jun 05, 2012
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:17 |
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Apart from all the French and Americanised stuff, and the pure Canadianisms. Nonetheless, it's in the Americas. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:17 |
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It's not as if we don't put up with plenty of American nonsense. I shudder every time I see a fence in defence.
Scoreline must be less offensive than that. |
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Smeat
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:23 |
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It's not offensive, it's just... unfamiliar, strange-sounding. It sounds off, (tho' not as bad as some Brit in an American bar asking someone "You wanna fag?")
Like I said, if the authors want it, no problem by me, but it is what it is.
xnoelx wrote: | Nonetheless, it's in the Americas. |
Sigh - really?
Which is why I specifically said "most anyone" in the Americas - you want a population breakdown? (Why did I know you were both going to miss that and try to nit pick it?) |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:29 |
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Perhaps if you'd said 'almost', he would have been less pedantic.
It's so strange having an American type be picking up on English. It goes against perhaps seventeen stereotypes?
But this isn't for a thread about something so wonderful. |
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WhatBall
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:30 |
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The handbook is written in Canuckistanian with a leaning toward the Queen's English. I think scoreline is fine, it is commonly used on all our sport broadcasts. Didn't even realize it was not very common in the US.
I do appreciate all the nitpicking though, I want the book to be polished. |
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xnoelx
Joined: Jun 05, 2012
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:35 |
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My point there wasn't that most/all/some or none of the population of the Americas were unfamiliar with it. Simply that it isn't a strictly British term. |
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Nelphine
Joined: Apr 01, 2011
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:58 |
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Interestingly, as a Canadian, I am unfamiliar with the term scoreline. However, it seems perfectly fine as a term to me. |
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JimmyFantastic
Joined: Feb 06, 2007
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Apr 11, 2013 - 21:59 |
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Totes Amazeballs! |
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shadow46x2
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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Apr 11, 2013 - 22:42 |
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there is no u in "check", nor is there a u in "color", you heathens..
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WhatBall
Joined: Aug 21, 2008
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Apr 11, 2013 - 22:46 |
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shadow46x2 wrote: | there is no u in "check", nor is there a u in "color", you heathens..
--j |
We love our southern neighbours. |
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Purplegoo
Joined: Mar 23, 2006
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Apr 11, 2013 - 23:00 |
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I don't understand 'u in check'. Are you talking about cheques?
All of this pales into insignificance if you look at the incorrect use (or non use) of the letter aitch. Both sides of the Atlantic fail in the most awful ways. |
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shadow46x2
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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Apr 11, 2013 - 23:01 |
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Purplegoo wrote: | I don't understand 'u in check'. Are you talking about cheques? |
no, no, no...
it's a damned check...it's not a "cheque"...it's a check...i swear, i have to teach you people everything!
--j |
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