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>>Which brings the question of why the need to repeat the value, a zero-one tie is kind of impossible, right?
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>>>Nil-nil draw is a correct brit usage.
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>>>I believe the US term would be "zero-zero tie"?
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>You're right.
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>Here 0-0 is "a nil-nil draw" or "no-score draw"
>1-1 is "one all" or "one-one"
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>Q "How did the team get on?"
>A "They drew one-one" or "It was a one-all draw" or "It was one-all"
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>I suppose to just say "it's a one draw" sounds a bit stilted.
I have heard the term 'Scoreless draw' here in Canada.
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