substituting during refs time
 

jv game last night object on the floor i blow whistle to stop play. during stoppage team A subs is this legal

Yes. It fits all the parameters for a sub (dead ball with the clock stopped) and none of the exceptions apply (no free throws involved).

I'm with Snaq: any team can present a substitute. In addition, either team may request a timeout and it should be granted.

EEK!! Please, oh, please don't continue to use parameters in this way. It's NOT correct. A parameter is a specific mathematical object, not a "definition". IOW, not the same as a "perimeter" or "boundary" as people often use it. "Criteria" would be a very good substitute in the above sentence and sounds much more educated. [toggle off frustrated inner grandmother]

Juulie, I think the 2nd definintion from Merriam Webster is close enough to fitting. It's a bit of a stretch, linguistically, I'll admit; but it fits common usage. When people stop incorrectly using "myself," (my personal pet peeve) I'll jump on the strict usage bandwagon.

Does this work?

The requirements for allowing a sub into the game are all positive, thusly represented by a 1 (negative would be represented by a 0). Therefore, the parameters are all positive. Please allow the sub.

One more thing, I miss Rainmaker, why the change?

From someone in a field that uses linguistics all the time (I teach American Sign Language), the definition fits. I use the word parameters when talking about individual signs, because there's four parameters to a sign.

Fixed for ya since we are getting into grammar, etc.

Sheesh!!
 

Get over it granny. Dictionary.com disagrees with you.



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–noun

4. Usually, parameters. limits or boundaries; guidelines: the basic parameters of our foreign policy.


5. characteristic or factor; aspect; element: a useful parameter for judging long-term success.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/parameters

Bater - where are you going with this post?:D

is this a officials forum or dictionary forum
 

the next time i want a lesson on grammar i will contact you guys

I think that would be, "Is this an officials forum or a dictionary forum?" :p

Pardon my mistake...I keep forgetting people speak proper English. My mistake would be a normal thing for deaf people to write. Damn linguist in me just can't stop! ;)

He's Been Trying To Edumacate Us ...
 

This is all mbyron's fault. We were all doing fine posting in one syllable words until he showed up.

Oh sure, blame me. :p

I read today that the kerfuffle over the presidential oath of office likely happened because Chief Justice Roberts is overly attached to the bogus rule against split infinitives.

The grammarian Fowler was largely responsible for demonizing constructions like, "to boldly go where no man has gone before," but I had always thought that he pulled the rule out of his butt. Turns out he justified it by the fact that Latin infinitives are a single word, and concluded that English infinitives should not be split.

I guess you gotta know where to draw the line. Oh, that probably applies to the OP, too. ;)

Nah, it happened because he tried to do it from memory and screwed up. Period!

O Tempora, O Mores
 

Splitting infinitive phrases.:eek:
Adjectives where adverbs belong.:eek:
Newscasters improperly emphasizing the preposition.:eek:
Incorrect punctuation in posts.:eek:
Sentences ending with prepositions.:eek:

Alas goes a society's regard for grammar, so goes its morals. Cf. Rome.

These are errors up with which I'd prefer not to put.

I Have No Idea What mbyron Is Posting, But It Fascinates Me ...
 

I read this quickly and thought you posted, "Incorrect pronunciation in posts". That would be hard to determine.