I only object to one thing

Author: Chris94 (38975 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 4:09 pm on Jul 13, 2026

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Argentina "are" the weakest...

I don't know why everyone uses British English when talking about soccer teams. They don't have collective nouns, so they say "England have the ball." Even American commentators do this.

England HAS the ball. Argentina IS the weakest.

Enjoying the tournament. Not enjoying the grammar surrender. USA! USA!

Replies to: “I only object to one thing”

World Cup thoughts. - Rooney - 3:57pm 7/13/26 (17) [View All]
- WC, CFP, NCAA tourney. A money grab on the backs of undeserving teams. [NT] - ELP - 7:05pm 7/13/26
- 68 teams would be foolish…so they’ll likely do it… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:47pm 7/13/26
- We saw this w proliferation of CFB bowl games & now again w CFP. Greed always seems to poison the - BaronVonZemo - 5:10pm 7/13/26
- Agree re foolishness in expanding tournament. - conorlarkin - 5:04pm 7/13/26
  - The Euros, in my opinion, have always been the better tournaments. - Rooney - 9:14pm 7/13/26
- WC games are inferior to those in the Champions League and Euro teams and Argentina dominate because - Curly1918 - 4:46pm 7/13/26
  - Only two players on Argentina's roster play their club football in Argentina. - Rooney - 8:21pm 7/13/26
    - Argentina has had the easiest path to the finals by far and has been gifted by the refs. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:44pm 7/13/26
      - Okay, that's a different argument. - Rooney - 8:59pm 7/13/26
- A fair analysis. - Hensou - 4:24pm 7/13/26
- I only object to one thing - Chris94 - 4:09pm 7/13/26
  - British english is my favourite. [NT] - Rooney - 4:51pm 7/13/26
    - It are fine. As long as the English keeps it to themself. [NT] - Hensou - 5:01pm 7/13/26
  - interesting that the "weakest" team is ranked #1 in the world. - und67 - 4:22pm 7/13/26
  - England does have collective nouns. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 4:21pm 7/13/26
    - God you are tiresome. England have the ball = no collective noun, in practice. [NT] - Chris94 - 5:25pm 7/13/26
      - England is the collective noun in that case. You talkin' 'bout practice? Practice? Practice? - Hensou - 5:31pm 7/13/26

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