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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bob jenkins
Both. You need to read with "spirit and intent" -- and I'm guessing that's tough to do when English is not your primary language.
the spirit and intent is universal. It spreads beyound the boundaries of languages. But the imperfectly written rules will confuse the reader about the intentions.
A couple of points to remember:
1) The rules are a finite set of words to an infinite set of possibilities. The rules can't cover everything.
Agree.
2) The rules were written by gentlemen, for gentlemen, not by lawyers, for lawyers.
It is not a good excuse for obvious inconsistenies in the rules.
how about a simple modification: the dribble ends when ...an opponent bats the ball AWAY...?
What spirit or intention would be lost in this simplest modification? then both gentlemen and lawyers may find it consistent.
Thanks.
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