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ivyblossom ([personal profile] ivyblossom) wrote2003-02-11 06:56 pm

*facepalms*

....I just realized that I've never noticed that 'The Toronto Maple Leafs' is grammatically incorrect.

O_O

Hopefully this just proves that I'm Canadian to the core and not that I'm just not very good with grammar.
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[identity profile] novembersnow.livejournal.com 2003-02-11 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I just realized that I've never noticed that 'The Toronto Maple Leafs' is grammatically incorrect.

Um...perhaps we can call it artistic license?

(Hockey is an art form. *nods*)

Maple Leaves...

[identity profile] framlingem.livejournal.com 2003-02-11 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, being from a rival town, I call them the Laughs, which settles the grammar problem quite nicely. On the other hand, my team aren't doing particularly well, either, so I should shut up now.

[identity profile] cirakaite.livejournal.com 2003-02-11 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The sign of a dead hockey team is when people know more about the Leafs than they do about the Habs. RIP Canadiens. /random

But it would sound awful to say the Leaves, wouldn't it? And there wouldn't be the instant name recognition thing :P But the test of being truly Canadian- do you have a t-shirt of the "I Am Canadian" rant Molson ad, and/or recite half of it without prompting?

[identity profile] mapletide.livejournal.com 2003-02-11 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
*giggle*

I'm not sure when I realised that it was grammatically incorrect, but it was a while after I started following the team. Fact is, I don't really care, even though in all other circumstances, I would.

*shrug* Call it being Canadian. Call it whatever. But I don't think it matters much ;)

*chants softly and scampers away*
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[personal profile] kerri 2003-02-11 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL It never really registered on me, either. Ah well. Such is the joy of being Canadian. :D
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*facepalms too*

[personal profile] moonlight69 2003-02-11 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not even Canadian, so what's my excuse for having to reread the thing 4 times before I realised what was wrong? *beats head on desk* Anyone want a beta? *snort*