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From: alexander koryagin <koryagin@erec.ru>

Hi, Roy Witt!
I read your message from 13.07.2014 13:21

  DH>>> Actually, I meant that I don't know why it's "soccer"
  DH>>> in North America and "football" everywhere (?) else!
  RW>
  ak>> I know that in Croatia people don't use the word
  ak>> "football". Instead they call it "nogomet" - it sounds
  ak>> probably like "footthrowing" in English. I believe that in
  ak>> this way they fight against foreign words.
  RW>
  RW> They should then use a word that would translate as
  RW> 'foot-kicking' - since ??the players do more of that than
  RW> 'throwing' the ball with their feet.
  RW> Better yet, make goal attempts using their heads the only way
  RW> to score and call the game 'head-kicking'...

Even  more amusing "nogomet" sounds for the Russian people. "Met" in 
Croatian and Russian means "to throw". For instance, "minomet" is a 
weapon -- a mine thrower (launcher). "Nogomet" can mean that you throw a 
foot (that was probably cut off).

Bye, Roy!
Alexander Koryagin
fido7.english-tutor 2014
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