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Soccer ball name
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sat, 27 Feb 1999 19:41:57 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, leonardo@centroin.com.br (Leonardo Zide) writes:
> If we follow the standards set by James and use australian english,
> shouldn't we change the description ? I don't think the word "soccer" is
> used there.
I don't know for sure if "soccer" is used in Australia or not, but in either
case, isn't "soccer" guaranteed not to be ambiguous, unlike "football" or
"fussball"?
In Brasil, do you say "football" or "soccer"? If you don't say "soccer," what
comes to mind when you hear the word "soccer"?
My $.02 is that it makes sense to honour regional spelling differences like
colour/color, tyre/tire, waggon/wagon, etc. but in cases where there are two
separate words, either using both alternatives separated by a slash or using
the one alternative that is guaranteed to be unambiguous, if possible.
--Todd
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 | | Re: Soccer ball name
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| (...) In the beginning of the century, some british came here and started playing football. At that time it was common to use words from other languages but as the time passed we changed those words to portuguese and now we call it "futebol". (...) (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| let's just say that in France nothing comes to mind when you say soccer, it doesn't come close to any name which we use. I'm ready to bet that it is the same in Brazil (BTW we won the world cup :-P ) Todd Lehman a écrit dans le message ... (...) (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Soccer ball pattern
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| (...) If we follow the standards set by James and use australian english, shouldn't we change the description ? I don't think the word "soccer" is used there. Leonardo (26 years ago, 27-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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