Talk:Association football/Archive 14

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#EuroSong talk 22:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And furthermore this article is written in the British English dialect in which 'football' is more natural than 'soccer'. -- Jooler (talk) 20:50, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It should be noted that Grant65 seems to hate football and non of his comments to do with what is most common used in this English language have any source and/or vertification, or are in any form neutral to this sport here. It is fact that most official English speaking language countries of this earth call this game football, he hates that for some reason not known and 99% of his comments are just general bitter filled stabs at the world game. The world loves football, the world doesn't know about Aussie rules, why not just accept this and be happy that you have a unique obscure sport of your own to enjoy/celebrate? - Extra Time Goal (talk) 06:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Cannot see how this comment is at all helpful, any more that counting up Caribbean micro-nations is helpful. --Michael Johnson (talk) 08:06, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Struth, Extra. Don't come the raw prawn with me, mate. I like Soccer. I love the Socceroos and watched all of their 2006 World Cup games in the early hours of the morning here. Perth Glory is my soccer team. Wolverhampton Wanderers are my English soccer team. Beats me what English people have got against an innocuous word like "soccer". Must have 'roos loose in the top paddock, I reckon :-) Grant | Talk 09:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What do we have against the word "soccer"? Well, it sounds slang, informal, cheesy, and quaint. It's like calling Rugby "rugger". Yes yes, I know you're about to say that in other parts of the world the word has been accepted as a proper word and not slang, and therefore it does not have these connotations - but you did ask specifically what we English have against it. It just sounds crap, that's all - and feels totally wrong in a formal piece of writing. It also makes one think of socks. ;) EuroSong talk 01:37, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm under the impression that the reason English people hate the word "soccer" is because Americans stubbornly continue use that word instead of the word that English people wish Americans would use.  If I had a 10P for every time I heard an English person say, "You stupid fat yanks it's football not soccer!" then I would have more money than the queen.  A little more candor here would certainly be refreshing. Loundry (talk) 22:18, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
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#EuroSong talk 22:55, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Association Football or Association football

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#Chandlertalk 22:05, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Football

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#Oldelpaso 14:36, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And furthermore this article is written in the British English dialect in which 'football' is more natural than 'soccer'. -- Jooler (talk) 20:50, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It should be noted that Grant65 seems to hate football and non of his comments to do with what is most common used in this English language have any source and/or vertification, or are in any form neutral to this sport here. It is fact that most official English speaking language countries of this earth call this game football, he hates that for some reason not known and 99% of his comments are just general bitter filled stabs at the world game. The world loves football, the world doesn't know about Aussie rules, why not just accept this and be happy that you have a unique obscure sport of your own to enjoy/celebrate? - Extra Time Goal (talk) 06:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Cannot see how this comment is at all helpful, any more that counting up Caribbean micro-nations is helpful. --Michael Johnson (talk) 08:06, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Struth, Extra. Don't come the raw prawn with me, mate. I like Soccer. I love the Socceroos and watched all of their 2006 World Cup games in the early hours of the morning here. Perth Glory is my soccer team. Wolverhampton Wanderers are my English soccer team. Beats me what English people have got against an innocuous word like "soccer". Must have 'roos loose in the top paddock, I reckon :-) Grant | Talk 09:31, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What do we have against the word "soccer"? Well, it sounds slang, informal, cheesy, and quaint. It's like calling Rugby "rugger". Yes yes, I know you're about to say that in other parts of the world the word has been accepted as a proper word and not slang, and therefore it does not have these connotations - but you did ask specifically what we English have against it. It just sounds crap, that's all - and feels totally wrong in a formal piece of writing. It also makes one think of socks. ;) EuroSong talk 01:37, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm under the impression that the reason English people hate the word "soccer" is because Americans stubbornly continue use that word instead of the word that English people wish Americans would use.  If I had a 10P for every time I heard an English person say, "You stupid fat yanks it's football not soccer!" then I would have more money than the queen.  A little more candor here would certainly be refreshing. Loundry (talk) 22:18, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
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