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Use of the word"Qualifier"

Billy Turdhed · 2003-11-21 21:14:06

Call me MR PICKY but Im ticked off with RTE in general, and Dessie Cahill, in particular use of the word "qualifier " to describe a "qualifying game". As in Ireland meet England in a World Cup qualifier at Lansdowne Rd. To me , the definition of "qualifier" is "one who qualifies" or "one who has qualified." This usage has…

21-11-2003 10:14pm

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Billy Turdhed

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Call me MR PICKY but Im ticked off with RTE in general, and Dessie Cahill, in particular use of the word "qualifier " to describe a "qualifying game".

As in Ireland meet England in a World Cup qualifier at Lansdowne Rd.

To me , the definition of "qualifier" is "one who qualifies"
or "one who has qualified."

This usage has become accepted now .... but to a true disciple of the spoken English its incorrect.

WM O Turdhed

Defender of properly spoken English
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#2 22-11-2003 12:22am

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I don't like that either.

Sports commentators are famous for garbling the English language!

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