tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post2587063324333171391..comments2023-07-07T06:52:33.856-04:00Comments on floatingsheep: Football vs SoccerMark Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659652124105331552noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-48254408604040838332014-08-11T14:54:08.661-04:002014-08-11T14:54:08.661-04:00I've been livin in Spain, Russia, Germany and ...I've been livin in Spain, Russia, Germany and Brazil. and I didn't meet anyone who would tell me he or she played american football. So, this map is definitely bullstuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858393914508557615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-59494864468481319512010-05-07T10:28:10.517-04:002010-05-07T10:28:10.517-04:00i htink this is a bunch of crapi htink this is a bunch of crapscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656624698911357610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-68084008078300865892010-05-05T06:31:20.709-04:002010-05-05T06:31:20.709-04:00@Ayns: you're right. I shouldn't have call...@Ayns: you're right. I shouldn't have called Gaelic/American/Aussie football regional variations as they are all really quite different. Thanks.Mark Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659652124105331552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-67415895448663834922010-05-04T18:42:25.142-04:002010-05-04T18:42:25.142-04:00This is likely due to the fact that all three coun...This is likely due to the fact that all three countries play their own regional versions of the sport: Gaelic football, American football, and Australian rules football.<br /><br />These games are completely unlike soccer. are are not regional versions of it.Aynshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055284132974646628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-80740589246020916292010-05-02T17:34:20.623-04:002010-05-02T17:34:20.623-04:00Aqui no Brasil tem o melhor Futebol do Mundo.
Somo...Aqui no Brasil tem o melhor Futebol do Mundo.<br />Somo os maiores e melhores do mundo.<br /><br />The best of world!!!<br /><br />Braziiiiiiiiiiiiiiladyrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289938190519603687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-30096535705485240412010-04-28T15:30:09.562-04:002010-04-28T15:30:09.562-04:00#john, thanks for the thoughts, I think you are on...#john, thanks for the thoughts, I think you are on to something with the multiple forms of football, btw, I think your post could use a few more apostrophes.... Cheers...MattMatthew Zookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480544925277453768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-26419677769270810332010-04-28T08:35:14.954-04:002010-04-28T08:35:14.954-04:00I think the reason some countries appear to refere...I think the reason some countries appear to reference 'soccer' more in the shaded map, may have to do with the presence of more than one form of 'football' in that country. So, for example, in the UK there's really only one popular 'football' so there's less need for people to use the word 'soccer' to differentiate it. Next door in Ireland, 'Gaelic football' is very popular, so even though most people call 'soccer' 'football' there is often the need to use the word 'soccer' to differentiate it from 'Gaelic football'. Keeping up?! Meanwhile over in the USA 'American football' is the popular 'football' and more people need to use the term 'soccer' to differentiate it from 'soccer'. Waayyy too many apostrophes in this comment! Same goes for Australia where 'Australian rules' in the most popular form of 'football' although the shading on your map isn't as dark as Ireland or USA, Canada.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179288774266691021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-26762734911166741892010-04-27T14:16:15.923-04:002010-04-27T14:16:15.923-04:00haha pretty powerful observation. can be quite con...haha pretty powerful observation. can be quite confusing at times.<br /><br /><br />from,<br />MILKjack bespokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670988214734796250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-20385497411823873782010-04-27T14:11:24.644-04:002010-04-27T14:11:24.644-04:00Let's just call it "kickball"Let's just call it "kickball"kangenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781258961489096950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-15074146228794813852010-04-27T08:50:47.635-04:002010-04-27T08:50:47.635-04:00I say soccer. That's what I grew up with calli...I say soccer. That's what I grew up with calling it.<br />Football to me always referred to rugby league/union or AFL (aussie footy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-41634227696848817342010-04-26T17:37:46.350-04:002010-04-26T17:37:46.350-04:00@Lamblin: We're currently working on a map tha...@Lamblin: We're currently working on a map that shows the cross-linguistic differences using references to football/soccer in a number of languages. It'll likely be up Wednesday, so be on the lookout for that.Taylor Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298678765648978003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-1538339838084027672010-04-26T17:07:25.983-04:002010-04-26T17:07:25.983-04:00Try Google Trends
It convenient that "footba...<a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=soccer,+Fu%C3%9Fball,+football,+F%C3%BAtbol,+calcio&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0" rel="nofollow">Try Google Trends</a><br /><br />It convenient that "football" is spelled the same in English and French, but you kind of passed up fussball, futbol, and calcio.<br /><br />Clearly the English language use of "Football" is heavily influenced by non-soccer meanings as you pointed out, so such statistics games must be done more carefully on phrases. It's not clear exactly how though.Lamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028133613021082894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-69266640473095951292010-04-26T02:41:23.969-04:002010-04-26T02:41:23.969-04:00Since Fifa world cup is coming this is a hot topic...Since Fifa world cup is coming this is a hot topic.ershadsocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304663618738476099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166669645725536266.post-17197727460458480082010-04-26T02:30:59.561-04:002010-04-26T02:30:59.561-04:00Fifa world cup is coming and it is a hot topic.Fifa world cup is coming and it is a hot topic.ershadsocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304663618738476099noreply@blogger.com