There's a reason Fox went straight for Mel Jones and Isa Guha when it came to bringing in female commentators and left Lisa Sthalekar hoping for a call from 7.
Verbal Faux Pas, Jargon, Cliches, Boganisms, etc
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There's a reason Fox went straight for Mel Jones and Isa Guha when it came to bringing in female commentators and left Lisa Sthalekar hoping for a call from 7.
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One of the ABC cricket commentators on Boxing Day was talking about a bowler’s affect on the batsman and said he made him ‘renderless’. I presume he meant ‘rendered him useless’.
Mark Waugh on BBL yesterday describing a player as "short in statue"
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Hottest newsreader on Fox. Loves getting the puppies out according to her instagram
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Quick google search shows she comes across as the local NRL bike.
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terrific body and smile. And her eyes light up the room!
her instagram shows she's confident in herself. Doesn't mind showing skin.
i was not aware of that. but hey, if it's win win then go for it! the nrl boys dont mind sharing.
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Isn't that just a colloquialism for the odometer, as opposed to a genuine verbal faux pas?
"I hope the weather stays away"
"Struggling with mental health"
Both absolutely get me every time. The weather is always present, say you hope the "bad weather stays away", and everyone has mental health, people struggle with "mental health illness/issue" or "poor mental health"
Have to disagree also, on the basis that everyone knows quite clearly what you're talking about if you say this. Plus if you said that someone was struggling with their health, it would be plainly obvious it meant 'bad health' otherwise they wouldn't be struggling with it. It's just a bit of colour in the language if anything, as opposed to being exactly technically correct.
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No. Definitely meant to say miles in the legs.
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But it means the same thing, and it makes sense
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The young-sounding guy doing the BBL on radio in Brisbane with Ryan Harris the other night said that someone had "paid his peasants" instead of "penance"., Ha
This tiny one from Kohli gave me a chuckle. It was more of a language thing than a stuff-up.
Ian Chappell and Julian King interviewed him a few weeks ago on the 3aw Saturday Cricket Show. At one stage, they asked him about his ability to make stacks of runs in one-dayers and 20/20 games while still using traditional cricket shots most of the time. Kohli said, "yes, I try to play with a straight face mostly..."
King started laughing before he realised that he obviously meant "straight bat" or "straight face of the bat",
Eh, ya hadta hear it.
This tiny one from Kohli gave me a chuckle. It was more of a language thing than a stuff-up.
Ian Chappell and Julian King interviewed him a few weeks ago on the 3aw Saturday Cricket Show. At one stage, they asked him about his ability to make stacks of runs in one-dayers and 20/20 games while still using traditional cricket shots most of the time. Kohli said, "yes, I try to play with a straight face mostly..."
King started laughing before he realised that he obviously meant "straight bat" or "straight face of the bat",
Eh, ya hadta hear it.
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Tim Payne on the radio the other day:
"The team that's been picked, is the team that's been picked"
As opposed to all the teams that are picked that aren't actually the team that's been picked.
"The team that's been picked, is the team that's been picked"
As opposed to all the teams that are picked that aren't actually the team that's been picked.
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Russell Barwick on the BBL radio: "he's thrown the toys out with the bath water"
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Tim Payne on the radio the other day:
"The team that's been picked, is the team that's been picked"
As opposed to all the teams that are picked that aren't actually the team that's been picked.
His version of, 'it is what it is'.
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Patrick Dangerfield: "extra curriculum activities"
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Basketball player, Harry Froling: "BJ has a shorter temperament, so he reacted"
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Nathan Lyon, talking about Mitchell Starc: "I back him to the hill and back"
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I heard that and thought that just completely makes no sense.
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John Millman (tennis player) said yesterday he was getting 'a bit old in the tooth'.
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Any chance and sme one will fall over themselves to use the word
GOAT
Any opportunity to proclaim the best of all time just to use GOAT.
GOAT
Any opportunity to proclaim the best of all time just to use GOAT.
Hamish Maclachlan, the man who wrote and edited his own highly complimentary Wikipedia page, just told Jack Riewoldt: "Self-praise is no praise at all."
Left unsaid: "Self-awareness? What's that?"
Left unsaid: "Self-awareness? What's that?"
