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Originally Posted by denniswilliams
In real estate we no longer have 'price', we have 'price point'
In basketball we no longer have 'score', we have 'score the ball'
On horse racing analysis shows we no longer have 'left' and 'right' lead we have 'inside' and 'outside' lead.
We no longer have 'used' cars, we have 'preowned' cars.
In all cases, I wonder, WFT is the 'point'?
There must be some relation to Bill Ackman marveling at a 1930's video that shows no obese people.
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My favorite is "knocks down" the shot. I swear it must be contractually impermissible for commentators to describe a 3-point make in any other terms. Except maybe "drains."
On a related tangent, I detest trade jargon and avoid it on the show as much as possible. In the racing office most of my crew consists of well-meaning non-racing persons still in various stages of learning the game. I sometimes advise them to avoid terms like "nickel" claimer" and on the "weeds." That jargon sounds self-conscious, screams wannabe and introduces the sort of imprecision that, however slight or seemingly innocuous, can lead to trouble for a racing official.
