I have really had it with "nil"

You are officially Bubba Wanker.

 

Would you prefer "aught"?

 

Bollocks!!!

 

Wait, is "nil" actually a soccer term or just what the British use for zero, in the way they use lads for kids/boys/guys and arse for ass? Love and deuce are technical terms. I don't think nil is ... is it?

 

I really don't think it's an official term. It's an affectation.

 

Right, like on Univision they aren't using nil, they're using "cero", right? So stop trying to be British when you're just a bunch of fucking colonists and say zero for the love of God.

 

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.



But people in the U.S. like tennis so that's OK.

 

1. Love is a techincal term. Nil, as dooley pointed out, is an affectation, like their "chips" are our "french fries" and their "crisps" are our "chips".
2. People like tennis? Maybe in the Connors-McEnroe days, but I'd be shocked if more than five percent of the population can identify any players other than Federer, Agassi, "the two black girls", "that hot Russian chick" and "that hot Russian chick that can actually play".

 

How is 'love' a technical term, exactly? It means zero, just like nil does. Deuce is a term used to describe a tie, so it would be a poor comparision, but love is no different than nil.

And if you think pro soccer is as popular as pro tennis in this country, well then there's really no point in arguing because you don't know what you're talking about.

 

I have no problem if I hear a British broadcaster using nil, but when Kate Moss says it giving a result on Good Morning America, it bothers me. And, as I said on the original thread, I'm not sure why it bothers me, but it does. And love doesn't.

Now, talking about baseball, I get very upset when I hear that so-and-so "goes yard." But that's just me, I'll get over it.

 

I have no problem with nil. I do hate it when soccer announcers, usually on FSC start throwing around terms like "cheeky", "handbags" or "Route 1".

 

"Love" and "duece" are parts of tennis' official scoring system. "Nil" is not a part of soccer's scoring system. Now, check under the bonnet of your Aston-Martin before you go to the loo.