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Tealeaf · 11-12-2003, 12:25

Adi
'Owd Bert's case -  and mine also -  is not about how well the team performed, or how popular the game of Rugby is - it is about the misuse of language. To call those sportsmen "heroes", - whose achievment is simply to win at their chosen game -  is at best,  to corrupt the English Language and at worst is an insult to those who pay, or have paid, or risk paying, the ultimate price. Those are heroes.

11-12-2003, 12:25	#7
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4264	Re: RUGBY Adi 'Owd Bert's case -  and mine also -  is not about how well the team performed, or how popular the game of Rugby is - it is about the misuse of language. To call those sportsmen "heroes", - whose achievment is simply to win at their chosen game -  is at best,  to corrupt the English Language and at worst is an insult to those who pay, or have paid, or risk paying, the ultimate price. Those are heroes.