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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. is offline

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

Here in Connecticut, that's what we're taught to do in our high school games (only one syllable colors). I'm surprised that the NBA isn't more liberal in their color designations.

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Originally Posted by Rich

Orange is one syllable, at least the way I say it.

It will be a cold day in hell before I say "purple", however.

When I used to officiate H.S. futbol, we used the actual color because futbol officials were smarter that basketball officials and could pronounce multi-sylable words,

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