>>It seems to be a requirement for TV sportscasters to mangle tense. "If he doesn't make that catch, the Astros win" is a typical postgame show comment.
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>Speaking of sportcasters, one of the Phillies broadcasters is fond of saying that a played "deked" another, that is, decoyed him. I'm not even sure I accept "decoy" as a verb and the abbreviation sets my teeth on edge.
In GB to deck someone is to knock him down, as with a punch, as put him on the deck
- Whoever said that women are the weaker sex never tried to wrest the bedclothes off one in the middle of the night
- Worry is the interest you pay, in advance, for a loan that you may never need to take out.
