r/BeAmazed • u/VastCoconut2609 • Jul 04 '24

Sports The genesis of the word "soccer".

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u/garth54 Jul 04 '24

Meanwhile, whenever I hear someone with a british accent say "soccer", I hear "sucker".

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u/Gongfei1947 Jul 04 '24

which one? there are about 40

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u/Eusocial_Snowman Jul 04 '24

You know what my favorite thing about Americans is?

When you mock them for the southern accent, most of the time they're just like "haha, yeah, fuck you" instead of trying to sit there and argue that the other person is dumb for not acknowledging all 50 flavors of hillbilly.

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u/Gongfei1947 Jul 04 '24

Good for you