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| Author: | Ed_from_Lisle [ Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Semantics on the use of the word "rematch" |
OK, so I held off on this when Houston was in town to play the White Sox, but with Detroit coming to Wrigley tomorrow, I have to ask. Does it bug anyone else when an update person refers to the Tigers-Cubs series as a "rematch of the 1945 World Series" or when the Astros were in town that it was a "rematch of the 2005 World Series?" If they're going to reference the finals to refer to a rematch and not just another mundane season series, a rematch to me means teams that played each other in the playoffs 1, 2, or 3 years ago. It doesn't refer to teams from 7 (Sox) or 67 years ago (Cubs), when the majority of those players are either on different teams or dead. I know Spanky usually chimes in as my old man compass, and this does seem very "get off my lawn, damn kids"-ish, but I'm curious what the masses think. Thank you in advance. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Semantics on the use of the word "rematch" |
I feel that people that talk for a living need to have ways to describe things to keep them colorful - even if they don't make sense. Harmless. You're old. Hurry up, the Early-Bird Special is ending soon. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Semantics on the use of the word "rematch" |
Couldn't Al Qaeda just say 9/11 was a rematch of the Crusades? |
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| Author: | spmack [ Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Semantics on the use of the word "rematch" |
I'm looking forward to my rematch with Lipid. OH, that's not what you meant? |
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