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| Author: | RockyBarufi [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | "Differential" ......... |
.... is not the same as "difference" yet sadly persists in the lexicon of sports talk. |
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
There's a lot to unpack here. Bad optics. |
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| Author: | Juice's Lecture Notes [ Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
You always differ when you win the toss. |
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| Author: | redskingreg [ Sat Dec 29, 2018 1:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
Score the basketball. |
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| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Sat Dec 29, 2018 1:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
RockyBarufi wrote: .... is not the same as "difference" yet sadly persists in the lexicon of sports talk. Once people started talking about "the calculus" of this and that, it was only a matter of time before they would co-opt actual calculus terms. |
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| Author: | vitoscotti [ Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
Plate a run. |
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| Author: | GoldenJet [ Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: "Differential" ......... |
"Differential" is more accurate than "difference" when discussing sporting statistics. |
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