Common football phrases

[50yearfan]

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He might have it in his locker but can he do it at Stoke on a wet cold Tuesday night?

What happened to park the bus

[Joe Gillis]

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The corridor of uncertainty.
WTF!

[The Bloop]

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The corridor of uncertainty.
WTF!

That's a cricket phrase - Geoffrey Boycott's I think

[NottinghamBlue]

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“There is a player in there” is popping up a lot and has started to irk me.

The last time I heard that was this week, when speaking to my grandaughter's partner, a Forest fan, whilst we were discussing Jonathan Panzo.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Professional foul: a foul that any amateur is capable of.

[Tuerto]

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Professional foul: a foul that any amateur is capable of.

Yeah, But Amateur Footballers aren't Professional

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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The 'From the get-go' term seems to have entered the English language from the African-American community in the US.
Not being used to it (and being used to the more common UK term 'From the word go') it does come over as being uncomfortable on the ear but language progresses whether we like it or not - and our 'versions' are merely a snapshot in time themselves. Very often, words that we consider to be American 'imports' are actually old English. Languages change more quickly where the population is large - and many former overseas colonies (where communities were originally smaller than their respective colonial masters) still used words that were dispensed with in Europe.

Having said all that, I still can't come to terms with:

1."I'm good"
2. So fun
3. You guys (when females are included)

However, language will continue changing whether any of us (including yours truly) are spluttering on our Wincarnis or turning in our graves.

The word 'nice' once meant stupid, the word 'meat' used to include vegetable and dairy products (hence mincemeat not having any meat in it) and the word 'black' and the French word 'blanc' (i.e. white) are cognate (and meaning 'burned).

One thing I don't have a problem with (although many people do) is starting a spoken sentence with 'So'. All languages have their filler words and you sound a lot more natural in another language if you use them yourself. For me, it's no worse than starting a sentence with 'Well'.

Words such as.. 'well' and 'so', even the expression 'uhm', are often referred to as discourse markers.
As you said, they can help you sound more natural.
They often have a purpose of giving you a moment to think about what you're going to say.

In English language tests, such as IELTS and TOEFL, they can actually help improve your score if used timely.

[The Bloop]

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I always thought 'from the get go' came from athletics as a shortened version of 'on your marks, get set, go', and not necessarily from the African American communities in the US?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I always thought 'from the get go' came from athletics as a shortened version of 'on your marks, get set, go', and not necessarily from the African American communities in the US?

Is that statement a question?

https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/24/1...ble%20to%20say.

[Cardiff-Cal]

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When commentators say “He was a short mile from a third there.”

It seems to be the buzz phrase at the moment on Sky and talkSPORT etc.

[The Bloop]

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Is that statement a question?

https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/24/1...ble%20to%20say.

Language is always changing, and I guess that can also include the use of punctuation marks.

[Feedback]

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A player 'winning a penalty' is an awful phrase and a terrible reflection of the modern game.
Not fussed on the phrase 'modern game' either.

worst spelling this forum has ever seen

[bigjoe]

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"It's a marquee signing" - - what the feck did they sign him in a tent???

"The boy.... "did good" "had a mare' etc.............. The boy, a 26 yr old centre back FFS

"If he's passed to x... the balls in the back of the net" Bollox

"did good" (tennis "I was playing solid"). Please don't.

We don't hear "educated left foot" these days. Is it because of levelling out? Or not receiving any education?

[splott parker]

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He’s a two footed player. Maybe why Long John Silver never made it.

[BlueArmy 86]

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Watching Newcastle PSG and the annoying Fletch keeps saying ‘celebrating like they’ve scored another goal’