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You may chastise the US for calling the game soccer, but it is your word! So now you must toil and gnash your teeth at your self, at least that is what this articlesays!

George Spiggott wrote:Last I checked the language is called English. They're all our words. You're just using them wrong.

We are using the word as you intended. Soccer is an English (as in England) word that means the same things as Football. So in getting on one's high horse about it being used is a bit silly, as you in effect dogging yourself.

George Spiggott wrote:

Ahtman wrote:We are using the word as you intended. Soccer is an English (as in England) word that means the same things as Football.

Yes, but we've stopped using it now.

According to the Englishman in the article, that isn't true at all. While it may not be the most common use, it isn't completely out of use either. You probably also shouldn't take credit for a language that you didn't invent. "English" isn't yours, it was created by people a long time before we were born. Next you'll take credit for inventing eggs becuase you made eggs for breakfast once.

Albatross wrote:

Half the words here are not English, but french and Spanish with a good bit of Asian languages thrown in.

Examples?

Burrito, French Fries, Egg Roll.