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re: Idiots at ESPN don't know the difference between "gorilla" & "guerrilla"
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:06 am to buffbraz
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:06 am to buffbraz
quote:Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
Apparently a big ad in 1995, "Nike Guerilla Tennis featuring Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras"....
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Martina NavratilovaVerified account ?@Martina 20h20 hours ago More @hbryant42 there is no such thing in tennis lingo as a guerilla effect, charging etc
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Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:09 am to lsupride87
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Apparently a big ad in 1995, "Nike Guerilla Tennis featuring Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras"....
Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
Why does it matter if it is common or not? It is a term that was coined before this incident, by Nike nonetheless. Firing is unwarranted.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:10 am to lsupride87
So in order for an analogy to be valid, it needs to be normed and accepted in whatever field the analogy is used in?
Oh, and we get it...you played tennis.
Oh, and we get it...you played tennis.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:25 am to lsupride87
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lsupride87
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Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
So? He coined a new tennis phrase. It's called being creative.
I've played many years of tennis, and him using that word to describe her net play gives me a good idea of what her net play is like.
I don't care if the word is uncommon in the tennis world. It's a good descriptor.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 10:42 am to lsupride87
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Awesome. It still isnt common at all.
I think you're harping on the word common. It's clearly been used before in tennis and the word guerrilla is used to describe an aggressive, charging maneuver.
Hell, no one else on TV says "string music" but Joe Dean says it incessantly.
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