Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I wish I could remember who the Eagles were playing, maybe Sydney.

Commentator, again, not 100%, either Taylor or Bruce and I can't even remember the Eagles player who kicked it, but I remember clearly what was said. For the sake of the argument, I will say it was Shannon Hurn.

'Hurn puts it up Naitanui from behind.'

There was no pause between the first statement and the second, it just flowed as one.

 

[Diamond Jim]

I wish I could remember who the Eagles were playing, maybe Sydney.

Commentator, again, not 100%, either Taylor or Bruce and I can't even remember the Eagles player who kicked it, but I remember clearly what was said. For the sake of the argument, I will say it was Shannon Hurn.

'Hurn puts it up Naitanui from behind.'

There was no pause between the first statement and the second, it just flowed as one.

Was it dry weather football?

 

[peternorth]

j brown said we withered the attacked

 

[Bulldog Joe]

j brown said we withered the attacked

Brown butchers the language so much he could have a whole thread dedicated to it.

Jonno just takes ARF measures at actually speaking English.

 

[Godchin]

Butler just kicked a goal laconically.

It's an epidemic.

 

[010203]

On AFL Tonight, Leigh Montagna: ''Ben Brown averages 60 goals a game''.

Amazing North Melbourne aren't top of the table.

 

[tazaa]

On AFL Tonight, Leigh Montagna: ''Ben Brown averages 60 goals a game''.

Amazing North Melbourne aren't top of the table.

We have kicked the highest score this year. Ben wasn’t playing though.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

What's the deal with people pronouncing the h in vehement?

Ve-hee-ment.

 

[Greenery]

ABC Grandstand caller in last night's Geelong Saints game: "He's got claret coming out of his beak"

 

[Alesana]

Gerard Healey thinks Brennan Cox is a laconic looking player

 

[peternorth]

Gerard Healey thinks Brennan Cox is a laconic looking player

For someone who is fairly well educated, Healy butchers basic English.

laconic must be an afl thing

 

[peternorth]

Registered User

Could the thread title include :laconic" in it?

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Brown butchers the language so much he could have a whole thread dedicated to it.

Jonno just takes ARF measures at actually speaking English.

'E doesn't realise there are 26 letters in the alphabet, 'as no use for H . It's actually rather endearing, 'e seems to be a genuine sort of bloke, would be the same in any company.

 

[peternorth]

 

[peternorth]

How does one pronounce era?

Error?

/Gary lyon

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

What the? Isn't Basil Greek?

 

[peternorth]

What the? Isn't Basil Greek?

apparently, and it was played on SEN this morning, his sister or sister in law provied him with a clip of how to pronounce it.

to be fair to basil it aint easy to pronounce, but broken down it is

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

apparently, and it was played on SEN this morning, his sister or sister in law provied him with a clip of how to pronounce it.

to be fair to basil it aint easy to pronounce, but broken down it is

Hope the guy doesn't complain to the human rights commissionl that he's been humiliated in his workplace by having his name mispronounced. (Remember, it has happened )

 

[peternorth]

Hope the guy doesn't complain to the human rights commissionl that he's been humiliated in his workplace by having his name mispronounced. (Remember, it has happened )

Giannis Antetokounmpo? I really dont think he'd care in the slightest about what happens here

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Giannis Antetokounmpo? I really dont think he'd care in the slightest about what happens here

I was jesting

 

[Registered User]

How does one pronounce era? Error? /Gary lyon

Ha, don't get me started. That Americanism shits me, and is near rampant among sport commentators. I assume it's partly because a lot of them watch US sports a fair bit, but also, like Hutchy, many of them think that everything that happens in American sport is awesome and should adopted by Aussie sports.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

How about when commentators say "he marks the ball at its highest point"?

Pretty sure he doesn't.

 

[peternorth]

Ha, don't get me started. That Americanism shits me, and is near rampant among sport commentators. I assume it's partly because a lot of them watch US sports a fair bit, but also, like Hutchy, many of them think that everything that happens in American sport is awesome and should adopted by Aussie sports.

i dont think lyon watches any sport other than afl.

 

[Registered User]

Boy oh boy wow wee! That is ones of the all-time worst/best. I just heard Wispy and Garry on the podcast playing it and laughing at him. Hee hee

 

[HahnPremium]

"learnings". And other such buzzwords that creep into our woeful footy journalist troops vernacular.
Watching post game on fox.
Its *ing embarrassing.
Also like the aimless handballing a footy around during promos.
We have undeniably the shittest sports journalism the world over.