USA Commentators and WC 2018

[Barcon]

I’m always amused to be honest when people get a bit precious over dialectical difference.

Precious? Not at all mate, I just don't know what she's talking about when she refers to the interior.
As far as dialect goes, I also wouldn't want to listen to alex ferguson or jose mourinho doing the commentary on a match.

 

[taconinja]

As far as interior goes sans context I’d guess it’s what some refer to as central.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

Is anyone else upset - putting it mildly - that the Rae/Wagner partnership was pulled in favor of "superior" announcers for the semi-final England v. Croatia matchup and the subsequent England v. Belgium 3rd place game?

 

[Vienna_70]

I’ve noticed over the last three weeks that the American commentators use several terms associated with other sports, such as, "double-teaming" and "drawing the foul".

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

I’ve noticed over the last three weeks that the American commentators use several terms associated with other sports, such as, "double-teaming" and "drawing the foul".

Just so.

Perhaps somewhat related, at least from the standpoint of language:
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As an American viewer, I've had overcome the American meaning of the following phrases when listening to English commentary:

"Foul on Torez" - American's mean that Torez committed a foul, and thus the foul was "on him," meaning his doing/responsibility - opposite of the meaning in England.

"Torrid" - a torrid performance in American spots is one that is very good, hot, or in the words of Dan Patrick, "En Fuego." Quite opposite of the meaning in England.

"Just about" - e.g., Silva just about kept that one in the field of play. The phrase "just about," isn't used in this context in America - and to my unaccustomed ear seemed to imply that Silva nearly (just about) kept it in the field of play (but ultimately did not and it's out for a throw/goal kick/corner/whatever).
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It's interesting how language changes over time - a few hundred years ago we were all part of the same nation and presumably few if any language differences/idioms existed. Now, many minor differences abound.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Just so.

Perhaps somewhat related, at least from the standpoint of language:
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As an American viewer, I've had overcome the American meaning of the following phrases when listening to English commentary:

"Foul on Torez" - American's mean that Torez committed a foul, and thus the foul was "on him," meaning his doing/responsibility - opposite of the meaning in England.

"Torrid" - a torrid performance in American spots is one that is very good, hot, or in the words of Dan Patrick, "En Fuego." Quite opposite of the meaning in England.

"Just about" - e.g., Silva just about kept that one in the field of play. The phrase "just about," isn't used in this context in America - and to my unaccustomed ear seemed to imply that Silva nearly (just about) kept it in the field of play (but ultimately did not and it's out for a throw/goal kick/corner/whatever).
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It's interesting how language changes over time - a few hundred years ago we were all part of the same nation and presumably few if any language differences/idioms existed. Now, many minor differences abound.

As George Bernard Shaw said, "two peoples divided by a common language." And in America you even pronounce "Bernard" differently.