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I agree with your effort to use proper terminology, and you would get more credibility if I were evaluating you. Good job, keep it up. Agreed. I can't stand it when officials say, "on the floor." |
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"On the floor" in the books means nothing. But when you say it, everybody knows what you meant.
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"On the floor" describes a location, not an action. It doesn't tell anyone whether the player had begun shooting yet or not. Thus, it is a very poor phrase to use for such situations. |
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It must. Every time I use it someone yells, "But, he was shooting."
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Some thoughts from other frequent posters here as written on the NFHS forum:
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I don't consider it to be a description at all, but merely a figure of speech which conveys information.
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Whether you agree or disagree, the point they're making is that it mattereth not what you think this figure of speech means. It only matters what the hearer thinks it means. If it means something else to the hearer, then you have not conveyed the information you intended.
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So, don't use it. * - "It" can be over the back, reach, on the floor, etc. |
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