"Purple" or "Blue"

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Scuba_ref

(granted this was a women's college level camp).

Because if it was a men's college level camp, they would never say anything like this???

[JRutledge]

I say one syllable words because it is easier to understand with a whistle in your mouth and easier to understand when running or moving. And that is not going to change whether people like it or not. And since I hardly ever hear anyone be confused by saying "blue" for a color like purple (or the other colors that similarily match another two-syllable color), I do not see this changing in my game anytime soon.

Peace

[bob jenkins]

It's a big (enough) deal to some people. I don't get why, but I get that it is.

If one of those "some people" is someone I work for, or want to work for, or has the ear of someone I want to work for, then I do it the way that person wants.

[Maineac]

My high school's road uniforms were orange. We were always called red. I don't remember ever getting twisted up about this. Blue it is.

[BillyMac]

... I say what my interpreter tells all 325 of us to say: "Blue".

(Been doing it this way for thirty-three years, so I guess that I'm one of those 2+2=5 guys.)

[Rich]

Orange is one syllable to me.

Yellow will always be gold and I'll never, ever say "purple."

[chapmaja]

Purple = blue
Teal = blue
Maroon, Orange = Red


I am old school I guess and will use the one syllable word.

[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Because if it was a men's college level camp, they would never say anything like this???

Simply pointing out that it wasn't a high school camp.