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viva la

(4,636 posts) Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:30 PM Oct 2021

Imagine what a non-native speaker would think of this sentence?

"The Gophers are really chewing up the clock."

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Imagine what a non-native speaker would think of this sentence? (Original Post) viva la Oct 2021 OP

Strange american dweller Oct 2021 #1

I doubt you needed to go further than football and gophers. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #2

Because they gopher it on 4th down? n/t Harker Oct 2021 #5

I am a native speaker, and it sounds goofy to me. Harker Oct 2021 #3

We haven't even gotten to the great penetration viva la Oct 2021 #4

A tight end can help there. n/t Harker Oct 2021 #6

Or "The Wolverines kicked some Badger ass today." milestogo Oct 2021 #7

"There's a Dolphin down on the field." Auggie Oct 2021 #8

Hail Mary ! Interception ! Oh God ! Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #9

Trojans pound Beavers. Marcuse Oct 2021 #10

hahahahahahaha Capt. America Oct 2021 #11

dweller

(28,672 posts)

1. Strange american

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:37 PM

Oct 2021

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hlthe2b

(114,673 posts)

2. I doubt you needed to go further than football and gophers.

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:51 PM

Oct 2021

Though they might be curious why/how they earned the name?

Harker

(18,147 posts)

5. Because they gopher it on 4th down? n/t

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:02 PM

Oct 2021

Harker

(18,147 posts)

3. I am a native speaker, and it sounds goofy to me.

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:01 PM

Oct 2021

The more "coloful" the announcer, the weirder the patter.

viva la

(4,636 posts)

4. We haven't even gotten to the great penetration

Reply to Harker (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:02 PM

Oct 2021

of the hole the offensive line opened up.

Harker

(18,147 posts)

6. A tight end can help there. n/t

Reply to viva la (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:11 PM

Oct 2021

milestogo

(23,200 posts)

7. Or "The Wolverines kicked some Badger ass today."

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:20 PM

Oct 2021

Auggie

(33,311 posts)

8. "There's a Dolphin down on the field."

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:56 PM

Oct 2021

Tetrachloride

(9,702 posts)

9. Hail Mary ! Interception ! Oh God !

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 05:17 PM

Oct 2021

Marcuse

(9,081 posts)

10. Trojans pound Beavers.

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 10:50 PM

Oct 2021

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Capt. America

(2,582 posts)

11. hahahahahahaha

Reply to Marcuse (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:58 AM

Oct 2021

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