http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/08/13/your-obligatory-olympics-reference/ Cantankerous commentary on what we speak and why we speak it, from Bill Brohaugh Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/08/13/your-obligatory-olympics-reference/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Bill Brohaugh Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:24:03 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/08/13/your-obligatory-olympics-reference/#comment-164 I believe they exist to provide the playing field on which to engage in our particular sport: the word game. Every time I kick one of those commentated quotes (and extra points on "commenters," by the by) into the net, I run around my office with my arms in the air yelling, "Goooooooooooooooooal!" I believe they exist to provide the playing field on which to engage in our particular sport: the word game. Every time I kick one of those commentated quotes (and extra points on “commenters,” by the by) into the net, I run around my office with my arms in the air yelling, “Goooooooooooooooooal!”

]]> http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/08/13/your-obligatory-olympics-reference/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Jennifer Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:48:30 +0000 http://everythingyouknowaboutenglishiswrong.com/blog1/2008/08/13/your-obligatory-olympics-reference/#comment-162 Sports commentators (or are they rather commenters) are truly not a source of reference for the English language. With the nauseating hyperbole and inappropriate metaphors, along with constant misuse of words (defense as a verb, ironic instead of coincidental, etc.) it's hard to believe these people actually ever took an English course past elementary school. Well, maybe it just helps them justify their career choice as being something important to humanity... Sports commentators (or are they rather commenters) are truly not a source of reference for the English language. With the nauseating hyperbole and inappropriate metaphors, along with constant misuse of words (defense as a verb, ironic instead of coincidental, etc.) it’s hard to believe these people actually ever took an English course past elementary school. Well, maybe it just helps them justify their career choice as being something important to humanity…

]]>