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Paul-M · 01-09-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Knuckles&Knees
Well ok, Pmarc, enjoy your stay. I'm not into soccer myself but at least you spelled it correctly (and not "football").

The difference between me and most other brazilians is that I _actually_ studied english."

Football is correct. It was invented in Britain as was the English language, and it is called football. Soccer is an American slang term, because they made their own game called football before "soccer" became popular there.

01-09-2008, 10:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paul-M Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 33	"Quote: Originally Posted by Knuckles&Knees Well ok, Pmarc, enjoy your stay. I'm not into soccer myself but at least you spelled it correctly (and not "football"). The difference between me and most other brazilians is that I _actually_ studied english." Football is correct. It was invented in Britain as was the English language, and it is called football. Soccer is an American slang term, because they made their own game called football before "soccer" became popular there. Last edited by Paul-M; 01-09-2008 at 10:13 AM. Reason: #