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Euro 2004 draw FOOTBALL (soccer)

 
 
Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:16 am
Steve wrote:
If I support Holland, are there other bits of The Netherlands that will feel left out and upset?

Yes. The Netherlands - as I always call it - has twelve provinces. Two are called South-Holland and North-Holland. For a long time they were the two most powerful provinces - although they used to be one back then - in the Netherlands, with cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. When people refer to 'Holland' they are not refering to the other provinces, especially not to the southern provinces Noord-Brabant (where I live) and Limburg.

I would recommend you to call it 'The Netherlands'. That's also the official name.
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MyOwnUsername
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:22 am
Nah, I would rather keep calling it "Nizozemska" like I am doing my all life Wink

However, you should discuss that with Serbs, they call your country "Holandija" Smile
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:23 am
And the translation of that is?
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:25 am
The Croatian word that is.
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MyOwnUsername
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:32 am
it cannot be completely translated...
"nizo" is from "nisko" and that means "low" (low as "low level") and zemska is from "zemlja" and that means "country" - so free translation would be "low country"
"Ska" is usual end for country - local name for Croatia is Hrvatska
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:33 am
Aha, well than it can be best translated as Netherlands not?
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MyOwnUsername
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:36 am
if there's such word in English like "Nether" and it means "low" Wink
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:39 am
Well sort of.
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MyOwnUsername
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:44 am
while we are still on this subject ("Countries that will be eliminated in semifinal of Euro2004) you can tell me where does "Dutch" comes from? Wink
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:47 am
When you speak in history sciences (and linguistics) of the "Low Countries", you [usually] refer to that part of Europe, which includes the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as the Dutch Republic.
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 07:47 am
I think 'Dutch' comes from 'Deutsch' German for ehh German. Dutch is in the same language group as German, and therefore similar to eachother. And that's where it comes from. But I know for sure Walter Hinteler can tell you more about this. He always corrects me. :wink:
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:01 am
I've never understood why UK doesn't have ONE national football team, and parts of the UK compete against each other in international competitions, notably Scotland and England, whilst the rest of the world field one national team representing all their country, like H...The Netherlands.

I suppose it would be unfair on the rest of the world, as we would win everything all the time.

One entry found for nether.


Main Entry: neth·er
Pronunciation: 'ne-[th]&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nithera, from nither down; akin to Old High German nidar down, Sanskrit ni
1 : situated down or below : LOWER <the nether side>
2 : situated or believed to be situated beneath the earth's surface <the nether regions>
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MyOwnUsername
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:13 am
thanks Steve, I really never heard that word Wink

But, yeah, UK would certainly win all the time - some Northern Irish and Welsh guys instead of Beckham...well, actually, who knows... Smile
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:18 am
Rick d'Israeli wrote:
He always corrects me. :wink:


Not you, only wrong responses. Laughing


Thiudisko is the ancient Gothic word for that which became diutisc in Old High German:wink:


re four national UK-teams:

This is quite interesting:
Quote:
U.K. Agreement Regarding the Eligibility of International Players
The four home nations--England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland--entered an agreement in February, 1993 which set down the criteria for determining the international eligibility of players holding a British passport.

A player is eligible to play for one of the home countries if:

1. it is the country of his birth.

2. it is the country of birth of his natural mother or father.

3. it is the country of birth of one of his natural grandmothers or grandfathers.

A player who holds a current British passport but whose natural parents and natural grandparents were born outside the United Kingdom is eligible to play for the home country of his choice.


There are different national rugby teams in the UK as, but only one cricket team (and Olympic team, too).
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magnum
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:23 am
tonight Portugal is going to be kicked from the tournement
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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:23 am
Its all to do with our British sense of fair play. We have to give the rest of the world a chance don't we?

AND IF YOU DONT LET US WIN SOMETHING SOMETIME SOON WE WILL TAKE OUR BALL BACK AND GO HOME!
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:31 am
Walter Hinteler wrote:
Not you, only wrong responses. Laughing

Ehh yeah.... Embarrassed
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 08:40 am
Steve (as 41oo) wrote:


AND IF YOU DONT LET US WIN SOMETHING SOMETIME SOON WE WILL TAKE OUR BALL BACK AND GO HOME!


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Steve 41oo
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 09:25 am
Meant in the sense that it is our game and you cant play if we take the ball back.

The polyeurathane Roteiro ball with multicell gas filled something or other doesnt count. The official game is played with a pigs bladder, without pig of course.
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the prince
 
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Reply Wed 30 Jun, 2004 11:05 am
Can't the english learn to lose gracefully ? (from BBC)

Quote:

Referee under police protection


The Swiss referee who disallowed a goal by England in their Euro 2004 quarter-final with Portugal says he has been put under police protection.
Urs Meier told a Swiss radio station that he been advised to go into hiding after receiving death threats.

He has been accused by England's tabloid press of being responsible for the national team's defeat.

Mr Meier said he had received more than 16,000 e-mails after his address was printed in a newspaper.

Security problems

Mr Meier told Swiss Radio International that he stood by his decision on the goal, but that the public response had come as a shock.

"We have security problems in my office. We have security problems for myself and this is not the right way to handle this referee decision if it is right or not right," he said.

His house was tracked down by reporters from England's largest-circulation tabloid, the Sun, who planted an English flag outside it.

British MPs have also tabled a motion in the House of Commons criticising the quality of refereeing in the tournament, the Press Association news agency reported.

Mr Meier said he found the "overheated" reaction from the English media and fans hard to reconcile with the image he used to have of the country.

"I was always of the opinion that fair play in England is really important, and also the respect from the officials, but I never expected this reaction," he said.

"I hope that after the Euro and after some days, they forget something and I have my private life back."


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