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My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« on: December 02, 2007, 05:56:50 PM » |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2007, 06:19:17 PM » |
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yeah, the lions were  decimated today. |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2007, 09:00:12 PM » |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2007, 07:36:08 AM » |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2007, 01:38:08 PM » |
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Tom Brady.  |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2007, 01:38:21 PM » |
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yeah, the lions were decimated today. Troo dat.  |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2007, 01:45:25 PM » |
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"AD4MVP"
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2007, 01:46:39 PM » |
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"AD4MVP"
Yeah, it should be "AD for MVP!"  |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2007, 01:53:19 PM » |
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"AD4MVP"
Yeah, it should be "AD for MVP!" That would be 3 words then. I would nominate that for the 3 most overused words. |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2007, 01:55:21 PM » |
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That would be 3 words then. I would nominate that for the 3 most overused words. I think they are underused. |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2007, 01:56:22 PM » |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2007, 02:23:42 PM » |
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Tom Brady. I almost said that you're gonna say, "Tom Brady," but decided to let you just say so.  (That's scary.) |
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2007, 04:00:49 PM » |
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Anything that uses the sport to describe a move or shot...for example...
That was a geat 'football' move, or what a great 'golf' shot...
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Re: My nomination for the most overused word in sports broadcasting
« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2007, 08:29:00 PM » |
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"He's got an ankle" "He's got a knee" etc. etc. Even heard 'ol *8==>* Enberg use that last week. Why has reporting on a player's injury morphed into "He's got a....."?
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