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Re: Futbol or Football?
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 00:21:23 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Paul Davidson writes:
That's simply because Lego.com is essentially an American site, probably
maintained by American Lego personnel.

That's actually quite the opposite of likely, in this case.  If the site were
Americacentric, it would say "Soccer".  Over here, "Football" is a silly game
played with pigskin, that has little to do with feet.

:)

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: Futbol or Football?
 
True, but a half-clever American will know that what he calls soccer is called football everywhere else. He just won't know how to spell. ;) -- Paul Davidson James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:Fnu6Bn.DGq@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Futbol or Football?
 
That's simply because Lego.com is essentially an American site, probably maintained by American Lego personnel. -- Paul Davidson James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:FntIC4.Mzv@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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