Allways learning, thanks Tom,
Manuel
-------Mensagem original-------
De: Tom C
Data: 08/16/05 22:34:38
Para: [email protected]
Assunto: RE: Res: RE: OT - Wet Yourself For A Used iBook !
Ha haa.
Wordorigins.org
http://www.wordorigins.org/wordors.htm
"Soccer
Soccer is an abbreviation for Association Football. The Football
Association was formed in London in October 1863 when representatives
of eleven clubs and schools met in an attempt to standardize the rules
of the game. One of the rules prohibited the carrying of the ball, a
rule that would lead to the Rugby-oriented clubs leaving the
Association several months later. The name Association Football was
coined to distinguish it from Rugby.
By 1889, the abbreviation socca' was in use, and the spelling soccer
had made its appearance by 1895."
Football-related sites, such as the Association of Football
Statistician's site ( http://www.innotts.co.uk/~soccerstats/ ),
provide some interesting accounts of the history of "soccer":
Tom C.
>From: "Manuel Magalhães" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Res: RE: OT - Wet Yourself For A Used iBook !
>Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:15:25 +0100 (Hora padrão de GMT)
>
> Hey Cotty,
>I am Portuguese, and perhaps my English sometimes sucks, but I can't be
>called
>sucker! Why our American friends called soccer to football :)).
>
>Manuel
>
>-------Mensagem original-------
>
>De: Tom C
>Data: 08/16/05 21:41:34
>Para: [email protected]
>Assunto: RE: OT - Wet Yourself For A Used iBook !
>
>Yeah, apparently people over here regard notebook sales with the same
>enthusiasm you guys have for football (soccer) matches.
>
>Tom C.
>
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>
>
> >From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: "pentax list" <[email protected]>
> >Subject: OT - Wet Yourself For A Used iBook !
> >Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:57:41 +0100
> >
> >I found this quite amusing.
> >
> ><http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/computer.frenzy.ap/index.html>
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> >
> >Cheers,
> > Cotty
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> >
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