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Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the Ohio State team, and said that one of Troy's mentors when he was growing up was "his Midget football coach". "Midget football" is a program for kids nine and ten years old. The coaches are usually of average height. Incidently...University of Florida - blow-out winner of the game - was generally thought of as the underdog in this contest. "Underdog" seems to have been in use since at least 1887.  SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > Incidently...University of Florida - blow-out winner of the game - was > generally thought of as the underdog in this contest. "Underdog" > seems to have been in use since at least 1887. One of my favourite song titles (it's by The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver, from about 1974): "Champion The Underdog" Mike M > Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game > on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the > Ohio State team, and said that one of Troy's mentors when he was > growing up was "his Midget football coach". How could you tell whether he said "his Midget football coach" or "his Midget-football coach"? Gerry >> Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game >> on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >or > "his Midget-football coach"? What I couldn't hear was the capitalization of "midget". I see no reason for "Midget football" to ever be hyphenated. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL >>> Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game >>> on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > What I couldn't hear was the capitalization of "midget". I see no > reason for "Midget football" to ever be hyphenated. A football coach who is a midget would be a "midget football coach". A coach of midget footbal would be a "midget-football coach". In my English, anyway. SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary >>>> Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game >>>> on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >coach of midget footbal would be a "midget-football coach". In my >English, anyway. Midget football is a level of league play; a part of the program of youth football. It's usually said "Midget League football" to avoid the problem in this thread. The program is divided into groups by the age of the players. I don't see instances of FA-football coach, Premier-football coach, or Peewee-football coach. So why should anyone write "Midget-football coach"? SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL tony_cooper213@earthlink.net had it: > Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game > on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > "Midget football" is a program for kids nine and ten years old. The > coaches are usually of average height. Oh dear. You took me to Dwarf Tossing, and now I am suffering from the following paragraph: SignatureDavid ===== tony_cooper213@earthlink.net had it: > Interesting line from one of the announcers on the BCS football game > on TV tonight. He was talking about Troy Smith, quarterback for the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > generally thought of as the underdog in this contest. "Underdog" > seems to have been in use since at least 1887. Sorry for the suspense. I am temporarily out of control of my extremities. Oh dear. You took me off to consider Dwarf Throwing, and now I am suffering from the following paragraph: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_tossing: One special form of dwarf tossing is midget tossing. This is a speciality toss that only the strongest and most talented tossers should participate in. The tosser holds the dwarf by the ankles and spins around at least 3 times before releasing the dwarf. It can be incredibly dangerous and, at times, has caused head trauma to both the dwarf and the tosser. Perhaps you have to be a native BrE speaker. SignatureDavid ===== |
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