Shirley wrote:
<Yes but the " footy " is more the shape of a Grid Iron ball, not round like
a
Soccer ball.>
We don't refer to "the footy" as the ball, but rather the game. "I'll be
watching footy on the telly later." - "I'll be watching a football game on
the television later." The ball is the ball.
Just shows that it means different things in different countries.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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