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re: Is it pretentious to call soccer "football" in America?
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:54 am to DestrehanTiger
Posted on 2/19/16 at 10:54 am to DestrehanTiger
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Football - Yes -
Pitch - No -
Kit - Maybe
Boots - Yes.
I'm blanking on more examples.
I agree with all these. Other terms i only use when discussing soccer. And almost exclusively use over the americanized counterparts.
Nil. Ive never said a team lost 3-Nil in baseball haha.
Brace. I never say a hockey player scored a brace.
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Posted on 2/19/16 at 11:13 am to Downtown Devin Brown
On the pretentious scale of 1 to TN BHOY it's a TN BHOY.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 11:48 am to Downtown Devin Brown
i don't know if it's pretentious, but you are definitely a douche IMO if you are an american and are constantly saying football when talking about soccer.
all you are doing is creating confusion for everyone and making a statement about how much you like the sport. so yeah, maybe pretentious is the right word.
all you are doing is creating confusion for everyone and making a statement about how much you like the sport. so yeah, maybe pretentious is the right word.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 11:50 am
Posted on 2/19/16 at 11:54 am to Cheesy Beaver
Most commentators and pundits we get in America call it football with the exception of MLS coverage. If you hear football constantly then you are going to naturally use the same terminology. Same with pitch, boot, kits, etc.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:15 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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I don't think I've ever heard someone call them "boots" in America.
Get out more
I've heard a couple of people on my rec soccer team call it but i really do not think boots is used very often at all in america.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:21 pm to SabiDojo
I started the thread because I find it an interesting topic. Dude soccer is the English (American) word for the sport in this country ... which is why this thread has lasted longer than 10 minutes.
When I go to Paris I order a Royale w/ cheese bc thats what a quarter pounder is called in their country (even though USA is the birthplace of the quarter pounder
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When I go to Paris I order a Royale w/ cheese bc thats what a quarter pounder is called in their country (even though USA is the birthplace of the quarter pounder
) Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:22 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
look at the big brains on brettttt
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:50 pm to DB10_AFC
quote:
Most commentators and pundits we get in America call it football with the exception of MLS coverage. If you hear football constantly then you are going to naturally use the same terminology. Same with pitch, boot, kits, etc
Agreed.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:53 pm to SabiDojo
Kit is the whole thing (hence the word ´kit´).
Strip is the word for shirt or jersey.
Strip is the word for shirt or jersey.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 8:19 pm to Downtown Devin Brown
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When I go to Paris I order a Royale w/ cheese bc thats what a quarter pounder is called in their country (even though USA is the birthplace of the quarter pounder
But do you honestly think most Americans would do that? You can't honestly say that a Brit at Wembley calling the an NFL field a "pitch" or a team a "squad" wouldn't be crucified by your typical American NFL fan for his nomenclature. I see no difference.
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