tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post7369734030028836316..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: A Simple, Reasonable, and Ultimately Workable Proposal for Future Winter Olympics --And Why It Will Never HappenMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-19947596036876848622010-02-24T09:37:20.168-08:002010-02-24T09:37:20.168-08:00If you broom the ice, then you broom your kitchen ...If you <em>broom</em> the ice, then you <em>broom</em> your kitchen floor, too.<br /><br />For the record, I am Canadian.Pat Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017241100280042937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-52439736811412464722010-02-24T06:36:47.689-08:002010-02-24T06:36:47.689-08:00Okay,you've convinced me. I've changed i...Okay,you've convinced me. I've changed it to "sweeping." Canada may not have invented it, but they <i>own</i> the sport. And when have Canadians ever been anything other than generous and warm-hearted to me?<br /><br />I would've guessed that advanced pregnancy would throw off a woman's aim with a rifle for Olympic-precision shooting. But on reflection, maybe not. I'm going to have to ask a serious markswoman about that someday.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-81081706773577624872010-02-23T23:15:02.626-08:002010-02-23T23:15:02.626-08:00Another cool thing about curling is that this year...Another cool thing about curling is that this year there was at least one women's curler who competed while pregnant. The talking heads on TV tell me this is not the first time a pregnant woman has competed in the Olympics, so I'm guessing that in addition to curling it happens from time to time in accuracy sports such as archery or an airgun events.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-4205334053156237232010-02-23T17:51:46.703-08:002010-02-23T17:51:46.703-08:00It should be 'brooming'. You could make th...It should be 'brooming'. You could make the argument that in American English is it 'brooming' instead of 'sweeping', since you might be one of the only Americans to have ever spoken about curling at all, so your usage coins the phrase for all American dictionaries to follow. But then you might be out-cooling Canadians on another winter sport, and that's just brooming insult up to injury. The NHL might already be American, so you gotta leave Canada *something*, alright?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005355896652998236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-59033432844155037492010-02-23T16:54:57.621-08:002010-02-23T16:54:57.621-08:00More medals for curlers?! I am so there. Thank y...More medals for curlers?! I am so there. Thank you, Ed, for coming up with the perfect solution.<br /><br />I spent a good fifteen minutes checking dictionaries and websites and I'm still not sure about the brooming/sweeping thing. Brooming is a legitimate word and a <i>great</i> one. I'd hate to surrender it for a lesser word just because it's technically the correct one. Maybe I can get away with the "I'm an American idiot" defense?Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-8037338524501058492010-02-23T15:54:45.645-08:002010-02-23T15:54:45.645-08:00I have the solution: keep the men's and women&...I have the solution: keep the men's and women's teams and have another team with the best players from the men's and women's teams and have even more medals.gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257391877175337352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-4092665235865826142010-02-23T14:02:54.847-08:002010-02-23T14:02:54.847-08:00[about mixed teams and no gender advantage]
It isn...[about mixed teams and no gender advantage]<br />It isn't exactly right sentence :) Cause physical strength is also important for curling. Usually you can't see powerful slides, but there are some tactical positions where male surely has advantage due to more muscles :) (when one team needs to clear several opponent's stones)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792747108016155231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-17202506287961378072010-02-23T13:14:24.278-08:002010-02-23T13:14:24.278-08:00...They don't care [...] that while they'r...<em>...They don't care [...] that while they're out there <strong>sweeping</strong> their hearts out, all the world is staring at them in baffled indifference</em><br /><br />Fixed that for you.<br /><br />I remember curling when you <em>really</em> had to shout to be heard over the whap-whap-whap of the brooms, back before the little lint brushes came into the picture and made it a much quieter sport.Pat Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017241100280042937noreply@blogger.com