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Old 26-02-2016, 19:23
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If the person answers football then according to your argument they have two chances of being correct either with football or American football, two totally different sports. Do you even know if the contestant meant football or American football?

All I can do is repeat the obvious which is when somebody in this country says football they mean football played with a round ball not the pointy ball which always has the qualifier. If there wasn't a much more popular sport in this country called football then there wouldn't be any need to qualify the answer and football would have been okay but there is - gridiron would have been a perfectly acceptable answer as there is no equivalent here.
Oh for goodness sake. You are like a dog with a bone. In the words of Elsa, Let It Go.
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Old 26-02-2016, 19:26
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"Which country was bombarded in the Battle of Copenhagen?"

"France"

I just... can't! Words fail me!
I thought the question was which countries fleet was destroyed at the battle of Copenhagen? If so then France would not have been an unreasonable answer - albeit wrong.
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Old 26-02-2016, 19:28
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Actually I have a recollection that Bradley has accepted hockey as an answer instead of ice hockey! But apart from this, for whatever reason, you are completely ignoring the valid points I and others have raised, in particular the point that as "American" was in the question there was absolutely no need whatsoever to repeat the word in the answer
I didn't ignore them I answered them, you just didn't like the answers.

The reason to say (not repeat) "American football" is that it is necessary to specify the sport as football is a completely different sport to American football - they do play football in America as well as American football and even if they didn't the question can't assume this knowledge.

It is probable (though we'll never know) that the contestant meant football anyway so to allow the wrong answer would be ridiculous. (They probably saw the F and thought "football" as the first answer that came to them).

Bradley could have asked them to qualify their answer but that may have wasted more time especially if they weren't thinking American football anyway.
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Old 26-02-2016, 19:47
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Personally I agree with bobcar because they play both 'American Football' and 'Football' in the states. That is how we refer to the sports in this country and I would expect the answer to reflect that. I also agree with those that say Bradley could have asked for more.
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Old 26-02-2016, 19:50
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I tried to post a picture of a tub of popcorn, but it wouldn't let me. Never mind.
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Old 26-02-2016, 20:13
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I didn't ignore them I answered them, you just didn't like the answers.

The reason to say (not repeat) "American football" is that it is necessary to specify the sport as football is a completely different sport to American football - they do play football in America as well as American football and even if they didn't the question can't assume this knowledge.

It is probable (though we'll never know) that the contestant meant football anyway so to allow the wrong answer would be ridiculous. (They probably saw the F and thought "football" as the first answer that came to them).

Bradley could have asked them to qualify their answer but that may have wasted more time especially if they weren't thinking American football anyway.
Like anyonefortennis says, just let it go! You are fighting a losing battle, no one on here agrees with you, and your constant repetition isn't going to change anyone's views. And you're now making desperate claims that when she said football she really meant soccer! And Bradley saying "more please" is a lot quicker than him saying the answer and then asking another question!
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Old 26-02-2016, 20:45
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Boz, would you care to read the comment I made 2 up from your post and then see if nobody agrees with bobcar
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Old 26-02-2016, 21:28
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Boz, would you care to read the comment I made 2 up from your post and then see if nobody agrees with bobcar
Yeah, but that was made after the post I was replying to. (And you don't agree with him on the "more please" aspect!)
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Old 26-02-2016, 21:28
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I thought the question was which countries fleet was destroyed at the battle of Copenhagen? If so then France would not have been an unreasonable answer - albeit wrong.
Yeah, you're right.
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Old 27-02-2016, 09:03
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Yeah, but that was made after the post I was replying to. (And you don't agree with him on the "more please" aspect!)
It doesn't matter what post you were replying to. The statement you made about nobody agreeing with him was made after I had already stated that I did agree with his main point.
I think you must agree that the 'more please' is a significantly less important part of the argument.
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Old 27-02-2016, 11:30
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It doesn't matter what post you were replying to. The statement you made about nobody agreeing with him was made after I had already stated that I did agree with his main point.
I think you must agree that the 'more please' is a significantly less important part of the argument.
Yes, but I didn't see your statement until after I'd replied to his. No I don't agree about the "more please" being significantly less important. I still don't think it was needed, but it would have been a lot better than not accepting a correct answer. It is also something Bradley has done on numerous occasions in the past so to not do it in this instance compounded his error even more.
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Old 27-02-2016, 14:08
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Yes, but I didn't see your statement until after I'd replied to his. No I don't agree about the "more please" being significantly less important. I still don't think it was needed, but it would have been a lot better than not accepting a correct answer. It is also something Bradley has done on numerous occasions in the past so to not do it in this instance compounded his error even more.
I see we are not going to agree, so I will say no more on this subject.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:03
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First player not too good...India is in Europe???

Mark today
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:08
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First player not too good...India is in Europe???

Mark today
I thought the same but I think some peoples' nerves get the better of them and they don't fully hear the question.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:18
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Nigel looks a bit like Mark.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:27
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Mark using the old 'reverse psychology' there!
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:32
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Mark using the old 'reverse psychology' there!
Yeah he's not daft, that's why they picked him to be a Chaser!

He's not invincible either, he's been defeated before, so have all the other Chasers though.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:39
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-£7k...
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:42
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Minus 7 bloody K.

Wouldn't be able to face my family/friends.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:43
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That's outrageous. If I was the guy who'd got the 33 I'd be furious.
It makes ME mad & I'm not even playing.
I think it's just cowardly & selfish.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:44
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That's outrageous. If I was the guy who'd got the 33 I'd be furious.
It makes ME mad & I'm not even playing.
I think it's just cowardly & selfish.
What's even more outrageous is that it's not as if she was thick either. Total cowardice there.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:46
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They shouldn't go on the show if they're not confident to go for their cashbuilder, To take money off another player who took the risk is shameful.
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:48
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Twitter always goes into meltdown when someone takes the minus offer!
#TheChase
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:51
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Well that was rubbish!
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Old 29-02-2016, 17:52
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no chance
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