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Over The Back, On The Back ???
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Mar 03, 2014 at 12:11am. 
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 01:01am
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. . . smarter than me, could be smarter than I. The phraze infers "he is smarter than I am," and we would not say "he is smarter than me am." The simplest test of such phrazes is to separate the two and test whether one would say them, separately and completely, with the desired verb, as one tends to say them in plural or intimating the verb by the structure. Yes, it's a nit I just picked. 
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To be good at a sport, one must be smart enough to play the game -- and dumb enough to think that it's important . . .
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 07:06am
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) Last edited by BillyMac; Mon Mar 03, 2014 at 07:19am.
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 10:02am
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Your grace and humor, as demonstrated by not telling me to just keep my nitpicking to myself, speaks highly of your character. Such comments, as I made regarding pronoun usage, are transmitted with respect and affection, although we haven't had the pleasure to meet. As with many others on the forum, I would find such acquaintance to be a moment of great joy.
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To be good at a sport, one must be smart enough to play the game -- and dumb enough to think that it's important . . .
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 10:26am
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Billy, I think it's a great piece, and I'm a big fan of you on this forum.
Two thoughts: First, you intro with references to what shouldn't be said and the virtue of silence, but in most of your cases, something should be said, just said differently. But I like the intro a lot, so it's just a thought. My second suggestion is to conclude each topic with your recommendation. I left a few of the paragraphs with "I know what he's recommending I not do, but I'm not sure how to do it better." You do make a recommendation on most, but not all. You could even structure each as a "Not this:" and conclude with "This:" I think the content is great. Clearly the list could go on and on, but I think you hit all the right ones. If we could improve on these, basketball--not just officiating--would be better. Well said! 
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 05:24pm
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Silence Is Golden ...
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The others have too many suggestions, all of them pretty good, to include. I was tempted to suggest, "Let it hit.", in place of, "Let it hit the rim", but decided not to (shooter hitting only the backboard can present problems). I worked with partner last week who said, "Don't violate". Sounds pretty good, but I haven't heard this from any other officials. Like I said, "Silence can’t be quoted". I wish I knew who said that first so I could give credit where credit is due. I actually first heard that statement here on the Forum.
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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 01:41pm
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Smarter than ME is correct.
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I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates, who said, 'I drank what?'” West Houston Mike
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Mon Mar 03, 2014, 02:27pm
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"I" is correct.
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