Darren New wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>> nemesis wrote:
>>>> You mean running in football vs running in handegg?
>>>
>>> In any case, soccer is merely a particular version of football, so 
>>> calling it "soccer" is actually *more* accurate than calling it 
>>> "football".
>>
>> I disagree.  I don't see much foot in american football.  Nor that 
>> thing looks much like a ball.
> 
> I wasn't talking about american football. I'm talking about people who 
> say "it isn't soccer, it's football!"  That's like saying "It isn't 
> nine-ball, it's billiards!"

Is soccer even a word?  Football describes "soccer" better to me, but 
not american football.  But it's ok to keep up with the dogmas of one's 
favorite religion.

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