Ref Watch Penalties

[Shaun Rice]

Amazed we didn’t get a pen against Luton when Placheta went through and got sandwiched and brought down.
Watching the highlights Plymouth get one when the ball was smashed at the players face and it ricochets onto his arm. But Burnley don’t get one whilst a Pompy player practically juggles the ball on the goal line.

 

[AssHead]

Watch out pal, the grammar police will be on you soon about that apostrophe.

 

[stokeu]

Watch out pal, the grammar police will be on you soon about that apostrophe.

The apostrophe is correct, as it is a contraction.

 

[SteMerritt]

The apostrophe is correct, as it is a contraction.

Surely it is an abbreviation, not a contraction.

 

[stokeu]

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. A contraction is a word resulting from a word or phrase that has been shortened in the middle.

 

[SteMerritt]

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. A contraction is a word resulting from a word or phrase that has been shortened in the middle.

Yeah, so an abbreviation .

 

[stokeu]

No, a contraction.

 

[Essexyellows]

Google says....................

• Abbreviations
  Are formed by omitting letters from the beginning, middle, or end of a word or phrase. For example, "professor" becomes "prof".
• Contractions
  Are formed by omitting letters from the middle of a word and replacing them with an apostrophe. For example, "cannot" becomes "can't".

 

[SteMerritt]

Google says....................

• Abbreviations
  Are formed by omitting letters from the beginning, middle, or end of a word or phrase. For example, "professor" becomes "prof".
• Contractions
  Are formed by omitting letters from the middle of a word and replacing them with an apostrophe. For example, "cannot" becomes "can't".

Yes, so that makes "Pens" an abbreviation of "Penalties".

Although I though a contraction was formed by two separate words, such as "I've" being the contracted version of "I have"

 

[Jster]

To me, it feels like it might meet either of the above definitions tbh...

 

[Scotchegg]

Can we mention the spelling of Pompey too (regardless whether that is an abbreviation or contraction)?

 

[Marked Ox]

GRAMMAR FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't think that was the intention of the OP.

 

[Robie]

Yes both were clear pens.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

It's very satisfying to me when a player with the surname Parker scores a pen.

We won't get a penalty all season, we're little old Oxford playing against oh so glamorous championship behemoths.

 

[Jster]

West Brom and Oxford are the only two sides not yet to have been awarded a penalty in the championship so far this season.

 

[Emilio]

I'm more concerned about the LACK of apostrophe in "the players face".

 

[Cass63]

Fuckin he’ll what other football site does this shite

 

[Andy Stroud]

Fuckin he’ll what other football site does this shite

That should be:
Fuckin’ hell

 

[Cass63]

My bad

 

[Cass63]

Predictive text

 

[Danny777]

Amazed we didn’t get a pen against Luton when Placheta went through and got sandwiched and brought down.
Watching the highlights Plymouth get one when the ball was smashed at the players face and it ricochets onto his arm. But Burnley don’t get one whilst a Pompy player practically juggles the ball on the goal line.

The placheta one was a foul, but was outside the box therefore not a penalty.

 

[Essexyellows]

Fuckin he’ll what other football site does this shite

We are a cut above the rest.

We are Oxford.

 

[Emilio]

We are a cu't above the rest.

We are Oxford.

Added your apostrophe for you. Guess the missing letter...

 

[stokeu]

Added your apostrophe for you. Guess the missing letter...

L

 

[Banbury2018]

On the subject of penalties we haven’t had one( as far as I can remember) in 33 games this season. We should’ve had one in each game against Luton that weren’t given.