Re: Rugby Neology
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:30 pm
Unfortunately you missed and ended up in here
Edited the typo for you.SerjeantWildgoose wrote:I tried to get in her...
Some time after medalling!rowan wrote:Since when did signing a contract become inking a contract? In fact, since when was ink a verb
You mean meddling, perhaps? Or is it really possible to say medalling i in an intelligible English sentence?welshsaint wrote:Some time after medalling!rowan wrote:Since when did signing a contract become inking a contract? In fact, since when was ink a verb
Sadly medalling. As in England's chance of medalling at the Olympic games.rowan wrote:You mean meddling, perhaps? Or is it really possible to say medalling i in an intelligible English sentence?welshsaint wrote:Some time after medalling!rowan wrote:Since when did signing a contract become inking a contract? In fact, since when was ink a verb
Ok, I didn't know that England actually went Olympicking. Isn't it supposed to be Britain, or the UK, or something?welshsaint wrote:Sadly medalling. As in England's chance of medalling at the Olympic games.rowan wrote:You mean meddling, perhaps? Or is it really possible to say medalling i in an intelligible English sentence?welshsaint wrote:
Some time after medalling!
They even get that wrong. They call it Team G B, when in fact it should be team U K, as it includes Northern Ireland, but the marketing people thought the former sounded more with it!rowan wrote:Ok, I didn't know that England actually went Olympicking. Isn't it supposed to be Britain, or the UK, or something?welshsaint wrote:Sadly medalling. As in England's chance of medalling at the Olympic games.rowan wrote:
You mean meddling, perhaps? Or is it really possible to say medalling i in an intelligible English sentence?
I'm pretty sure it's formally "Team GB & NI". I also fail to understand why it couldn't just have been "Team UK".welshsaint wrote:They even get that wrong. They call it Team G B, when in fact it should be team U K, as it includes Northern Ireland, but the marketing people thought the former sounded more with it!rowan wrote:Ok, I didn't know that England actually went Olympicking. Isn't it supposed to be Britain, or the UK, or something?welshsaint wrote: Sadly medalling. As in England's chance of medalling at the Olympic games.
Technically should be Team 'UK of GB & NI' as the country's full 'name' is 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland'Stones of granite wrote:I'm pretty sure it's formally "Team GB & NI". I also fail to understand why it couldn't just have been "Team UK".welshsaint wrote:They even get that wrong. They call it Team G B, when in fact it should be team U K, as it includes Northern Ireland, but the marketing people thought the former sounded more with it!rowan wrote:
Ok, I didn't know that England actually went Olympicking. Isn't it supposed to be Britain, or the UK, or something?
You’re right.belgarion wrote:Technically should be Team 'UK of GB & NI' as the country's full 'name' is 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland'Stones of granite wrote:I'm pretty sure it's formally "Team GB & NI". I also fail to understand why it couldn't just have been "Team UK".welshsaint wrote:
They even get that wrong. They call it Team G B, when in fact it should be team U K, as it includes Northern Ireland, but the marketing people thought the former sounded more with it!
TeamUK. Pronounced “Tea-Muck”Stones of granite wrote:I'm pretty sure it's formally "Team GB & NI". I also fail to understand why it couldn't just have been "Team UK".welshsaint wrote:They even get that wrong. They call it Team G B, when in fact it should be team U K, as it includes Northern Ireland, but the marketing people thought the former sounded more with it!rowan wrote:
Ok, I didn't know that England actually went Olympicking. Isn't it supposed to be Britain, or the UK, or something?
Have the Italians offered to host it back to life?morepork wrote:This Fred is on life support.