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Topic	UK: "we call it autumn
Vampire_Chicken 09/26/22 10:55:09 AM #24:	ParanoidObsessive posted... It was popular for 80 fucking years. Then I stand corrected. It certainly hasn't been popular currency during my own lifetime, and I'm old enough to be liable to fall to bits in a high wind. I'd point out that the Wiki article says "soccer" was a term used by the upper class, whereas the working and middle classes preferred the term "football". So OK, "soccer" might have been popular among the upper class for 80 fucking years, but maybe less and less so among the majority of fans who traditionally watched and played it after 1914. At any rate, Americans are perfectly at liberty to call it by its original name, and it makes sense for them to distinguish the British version of football from the American version in that way. All I'm saying is: while Americans should continue to feel free to do so, they might be interested to know that most Brits no longer call it that and we haven't done for maybe half a century. Just a tip, in the interests of furthering cultural awareness. OK? <cite>Vampire_Chicken posted [p:968303784] in UK: "... [t:80174455]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite><quote>It was popular for 80 fucking years.</quote>Then I stand corrected. It certainly hasn't been popular currency during my own lifetime, and I'm old enough to be liable to fall to bits in a high wind. I'd point out that the Wiki article says "soccer" was a term used by the upper class, whereas the working and middle classes preferred the term "football". So OK, "soccer" might have been popular among the upper class for 80 fucking years, but maybe less and less so among the majority of fans who traditionally watched and played it after 1914. At any rate, Americans are perfectly at liberty to call it by its original name, and it makes sense for them to distinguish the British version of football from the American version in that way. All I'm saying is: while Americans should continue to feel free to do so, they might be interested to know that most Brits no longer call it that and we haven't done for maybe half a century. Just a tip, in the interests of furthering cultural awareness. OK?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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