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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The US Hockey Business #139945 02/20/2005 8:53 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Because, here in the US, it clearly has little to do with "sport" anymore... ******** When does it 'become time' to change the word *we use to describe something (quite evident) with a new, appropriate, more accrurate and functionally descriptive term? Is it only a matter of how many and how often people use it, as the OED may suggest? ...Or would it "cheapen" the whole *thing to change the words now? <evil-grin> ********** When are we gonna stop calling it "The World Series"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The US Hockey Business #139946 02/20/2005 9:36 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: When are we gonna stop calling it "The World Series"? When they stop playing it. Or them. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The world series. #139947 02/20/2005 10:14 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Probably at the same time as they stop calling it the Miss Universe pageant. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The US Hockey Business #139948 02/20/2005 10:24 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 change the word *we use to describe something (quite evident) with a new, appropriate, more accrurate and functionally descriptive term Or either that or change the definition of the first word to match the change in the referrent. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The world series. #139949 02/20/2005 11:25 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City <<Miss Universe>> lol! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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