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re: Great sports phrases often misunderstood
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:20 pm to tadelatt
Posted on 6/27/12 at 1:20 pm to tadelatt
The use of the phrase "get untracked". It's come to mean to come out of a slump - a lot like "getting back on track". It's widely used, but of dubious grammatical origin.
In the not-misunderstood-but-excessively-wordy category, I've never liked when players, coaches, sportscasters or journalists needlessly use sports nouns (football, baseball, basketball) as adjectives. As in, "LeBron's a helluva basketball player" or "This football team came prepared to play this football game today".
In the not-misunderstood-but-excessively-wordy category, I've never liked when players, coaches, sportscasters or journalists needlessly use sports nouns (football, baseball, basketball) as adjectives. As in, "LeBron's a helluva basketball player" or "This football team came prepared to play this football game today".
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Posted on 6/27/12 at 2:10 pm to GarmischTiger
He's got "to play within himself". He's supposed to play in his mind? No, what it really means is to know the limits of your ability and don't try to go beyond that, because that's when mistakes are made.
"He plays great in space". Once in a while I wish they would call it what it used to be called, "the open field".
Herbstreet and Mussberger always say something like "he's the fastest in ALL OF college football. You can use that for emphasis once in a while, but mostly just leave out the "all of" part.
"He plays great in space". Once in a while I wish they would call it what it used to be called, "the open field".
Herbstreet and Mussberger always say something like "he's the fastest in ALL OF college football. You can use that for emphasis once in a while, but mostly just leave out the "all of" part.
This post was edited on 6/27/12 at 3:10 pm
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