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Old Fri Aug 02, 2013, 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by JeffM View Post
I understand that saying "on the floor" is considered unacceptable so I stopped saying it.

However, I think it quickly conveys the essential information that the foul was before the shot.

So, I have said "spot" or "designated spot" instead. However, many players don't seem to understand what that means and I've been asked by players if it was a shooting foul.

I've also used "white ball" which seems to works better.

So, what is the best way to say it? I don't think that "before the shot" would be any more acceptable than "on the floor".
I personally have no problem with "on the floor." Everybody knows what it means, even if they don't know why it means what it means.
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