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US sports vocabulary creeping into UK media talk
Over the weekend there was a football (AmE soccer) commentary in which a ball kicked from one end of the pitch to the other (a ?long ball') was said to be
?hanging'
Similarly, in this BBC piece (1), it says that Manchester United had
?Not drawn on the road in the League this campaign.'
(BrE for ?on the road' is ?away'.)
There is a fair amount of American (BrE) sport shown on British TV ? but mostly in the middle of the night, for obvious reasons. And taped games aren't the same, even if you don't know the score.
The influence must be coming from somewhere, though
(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng prem/3362517.stm
?hanging'
Similarly, in this BBC piece (1), it says that Manchester United had
?Not drawn on the road in the League this campaign.'
(BrE for ?on the road' is ?away'.)
There is a fair amount of American (BrE) sport shown on British TV ? but mostly in the middle of the night, for obvious reasons. And taped games aren't the same, even if you don't know the score.
The influence must be coming from somewhere, though
(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng prem/3362517.stm
Top answer
hanging'[/nq] I'm not quite sure what you mean. We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick. We *do* refer to the "hang time" of a kick.
- hanging'[/nq] I'm not quite sure what you mean.
- We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick.
- We *do* refer to the "hang time" of a kick.
- In the Oklahoma/LSU game a hang time counter was shown in the screen for every punt.
- The seconds the ball is in the air is important because the longer the hang time the more opportunity the defenders have to get to the person catching the ball.
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[nq:1]Over the weekend there was a football (AmE soccer) commentary in which a ball kicked from one end of the pitch to the other (a ?long ball') was said to be ?hanging'[/nq]
I'm not quite sure what you mean. We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick. We *do* refer to the "hang time" of a kick. In the Oklahoma/LSU game a hang time counter was shown in the screen for every punt. The seconds th
I'm not quite sure what you mean. We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick. We *do* refer to the "hang time" of a kick. In the Oklahoma/LSU game a hang time counter was shown in the screen for every punt. The seconds th
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[nq:1]Over the weekend there was a football (AmE soccer) commentary in which a ball kicked from one end of the ... taped games aren't the same, even if you don't know the score. The influence must be coming from somewhere, though[/nq]
"Away" is used in American English as well, particularly in more formal contexts such as printed schedules. "On the road" is usually used more colloquially.
"Away" is used in American English as well, particularly in more formal contexts such as printed schedules. "On the road" is usually used more colloquially.
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[nq:2]Over the weekend there was a football (AmE soccer) commentary ... the score. The influence must be coming from somewhere, though[/nq]
[nq:1]"Away" is used in American English as well, particularly in more formal contexts such as printed schedules. "On the road" ... expression. Perhaps the expression comes from basketball? That is just a guess, as I am largely unfamiliar with that game.[/
[nq:1]"Away" is used in American English as well, particularly in more formal contexts such as printed schedules. "On the road" ... expression. Perhaps the expression comes from basketball? That is just a guess, as I am largely unfamiliar with that game.[/
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[nq:2]Over the weekend there was a football (AmE soccer) commentary ... the other (a ?long ball') was said to be ?hanging'[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm not quite sure what you mean. We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick. We *do* refer to the ... because the longer the hang time the more opportunity the defenders have to get to the person catching the ball.[/nq]
I do hope Americans will adopt the ter
[nq:1]I'm not quite sure what you mean. We don't use "hanging" to describe a kick. We *do* refer to the ... because the longer the hang time the more opportunity the defenders have to get to the person catching the ball.[/nq]
I do hope Americans will adopt the ter
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Robert Lieblich (Email Removed) wrote, in part:
[nq:1]In baseball a pitcher can "hang" a curve. Actually, the ball doesn't curve, and that's the problem it just ... toward or away from him. Hang a curve to a good hitter and watch the ball disappear over the fence.[/nq]
I don't think a curve is supposed to break toward or away from the batter; it's supposed to break downward, passing under
[nq:1]In baseball a pitcher can "hang" a curve. Actually, the ball doesn't curve, and that's the problem it just ... toward or away from him. Hang a curve to a good hitter and watch the ball disappear over the fence.[/nq]
I don't think a curve is supposed to break toward or away from the batter; it's supposed to break downward, passing under
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I could use 'hanging' to describe a kick.
'Hanging' is appropriate anytime that the ball stays up in the air longer than expected, or to put it another way,
comes down more slowly than expected.
This could happen in football (AmE soccer) if the ball has a lot of underspin, or it hit an updraft, or was kicked into certain winds. In American football I don't think under
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I could use 'hanging' to describe a kick.
'Hanging' is appropriate anytime that the ball stays up in the air longer than expected, or to put it another way,
comes down more slowly than expected.
This could happen in football (AmE soccer) if the ball has a lot of underspin, or it hit an updraft, or was kicked into certain winds. In American football I don't think under
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[nq:1]In baseball a pitcher can "hang" a curve. Actually, the ball doesn't curve, and that's the problem it just ... basketball players are truly spectacular jumpers and are sometimes said to "hang" for a while before getting off a shot.[/nq]
I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the ai
I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the ai
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Edward filted:
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the air for even such a short time as a second (Crouching Tiger notwithstanding).[/nq]
There are ways to make it look like you're doing this, however...dancer/mime/sculptor Robert Shields used to do a leap into the ai
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the air for even such a short time as a second (Crouching Tiger notwithstanding).[/nq]
There are ways to make it look like you're doing this, however...dancer/mime/sculptor Robert Shields used to do a leap into the ai
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[nq:2]Some basketball players are truly spectacular jumpers and are sometimes said to "hang" for a while before getting off a shot.[/nq]
The period of being nearly motionless at the top of a jump is always the same duration, regardless of jump size, provided of course that the jump is big enough that part of the jump is outside that category.
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically im
The period of being nearly motionless at the top of a jump is always the same duration, regardless of jump size, provided of course that the jump is big enough that part of the jump is outside that category.
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically im
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[nq:2]In baseball a pitcher can "hang" a curve. Actually, the ... to "hang" for a while before getting off a shot.[/nq]
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the air for even such a short time as a second (Crouching Tiger notwithstanding).[/nq]It sure as **** seems like tha
[nq:1]I recall hearing that it is physically impossible to jump from one place to another on the same level (i.e. not jumping off a cliff) and remain in the air for even such a short time as a second (Crouching Tiger notwithstanding).[/nq]It sure as **** seems like tha
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