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SwissTony

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8. Yeah, but being a "Liverpool striker"

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 02:40 PM

Jun 2013

is not the same as being a "Liverpudlian striker". And what about "Everton strikers"? Are they also "Liverpudlian".

Yes, I take your point that "Italian" doesn't actually mean the individual is actually Italian. But actual Italian Strikers are still being referred to as "Italy strikers". Players can change clubs every year. They basically can't change their nationality.

My point is that it has changed: it used to be "Italian striker" now it's "Italy Striker". Why?

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Bugbear: English football commentators using nouns in place of adjectives [View all] SwissTony Jun 2013 OP

Do commentators from other countries do this or is an England thing? non sociopath skin Jun 2013 #1

Seems to be only the English. SwissTony Jun 2013 #2

non sociopathic skin and SwitzerlandTony use nouns as adjectives differently! muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #4

Intentionally so, on my part. non sociopath skin Jun 2013 #7

In Australia, we hear references to "batters" in cricket broadcasts. Matilda Jun 2013 #5

I'm not really into football dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #3

Yeah, but being a "Liverpool striker" SwissTony Jun 2013 #8

Rules concerning exactly which players were elligible to play for national teams dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #6

Back in the day... oldironside Jun 2013 #9