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Fantastic final so far. Fully behind Cao...what a great player to watch. I'm a fan!
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Nothing at all to do with superstition, the glance was supposed to intimidate Cao, it's the sort of thing bellends do when playing.Originally Posted by Hey View Post
-The fast and the furious,
The slow and labourious,
All of us, glorious parts of the whole!Comment
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Yeah Cao is good to watch, the Chinese players don't like to give off much body language during matches, after in interviews they aren't like this though. They don't give off anything for the opponent to get any encouragement by doing this?Comment
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The fast and the furious,
The slow and labourious,
All of us, glorious parts of the whole!Comment
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The double...indeed incredible...what cojones!Originally Posted by PatBlock View PostYeah me to. What a choice of shot for his last opening red.
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Much of the blame falls on the person whose name is being butchered. Like fellow Aussie tennis player Bernard Tomic. The last part of his Croatian surname should be pronounced with a "ch" sound. However, his family changed the pronunciation when they moved to Australia.Originally Posted by VillaGuy View Post
I have a Polish surname with the ending "kiewicz" Even though I was born in Canada I've always pronounced it as close as possible to the correct Polish way. Many Poles, when moving to English speaking countries completely change the pronunciation (or even the spelling) of their names.
Having said that, the announcers do need to make more of an effort. The Eurosport host, O'Sullivan, and White all used different names for Cao. Two of them pronounced Cao differently and the third used Yupeng as his surname. Can't they hear what the other person is saying? Can't they get together beforehand and be consistent. It obviously just isn't a big deal for most people.Comment
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I didn't realise that they altered the pronunciation themselves, I always would say Tomic with the ch, sounds better than Tomic with a ck to me anyway. I think it is important for cultural continuity and legacy to pronounce things in the proper way. Kyrgios being Greek by heritage surely doesn't like being called kerrios as it often sounds by commentary, that just sounds like mashed up word, neither Germanic or Greek. It really doesn't take long to Google things to find out.Originally Posted by Stony152 View PostComment
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Good God does it really matter? We all know who they mean, don't we?
-The fast and the furious,
The slow and labourious,
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Cannon balls!Originally Posted by daffie View PostThe double...indeed incredible...what cojones!
-The fast and the furious,
The slow and labourious,
All of us, glorious parts of the whole!Comment
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Its a long way back...Comment
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Yes, it's polite, unless of course manners don't matter to individuals.Originally Posted by PatBlock View PostGood God does it really matter? We all know who they mean, don't we?
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Originally Posted by PatBlock View PostCannon balls!
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Meanwhile what happened to Robbo...suddenly strutting around the table again...I'm not liking this.
C'mon Cao!Comment
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Cao, although calm on the exterior, must be well aware of the fact the winning frame is the hardest. Be a test of character with Robertson looking hungryComment
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Fair dues, under the circumstance, fighting for his life, hellova break from Robbo to take the 13th.
-The fast and the furious,
The slow and labourious,
All of us, glorious parts of the whole!Comment
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I might miss the start of the apprentice at this rateComment
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