fume problem here, just like what Andrew has, strike associated, meant association. sheesh alistair PS I still stick with the term prat though As I understand the old story, soccer comes from "associated", as in associated football, the old english name for football. supposedly the upper class nicknamed it soccer (prats!). But its football to the real folk :) so in a way, Americans calling it soccer is just perpetuating a class distinction. :) alistair
On 11-Jun-10, at 2:06 PM, Tom Buese wrote: But why do the Americans call soccer, well soccer, & the Brits call soccer, well football & the Americans play football w/ their hands while the Brits/others play soccer w/ their feet & call it that? Mr. BZ-even if the Brits did invent soccer |
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