How to pronounce the following results of a football game : 2-1, 3-3 and 1-0 ?
P ph2004 Member Joined Jul 6, 2008 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Danish Home Country Denmark Current Location Denmark Mar 3, 2010 #1 How to pronounce the following results of a football game : 2-1, 3-3 and 1-0 ?
2 2006 Key Member Joined Apr 9, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Mar 3, 2010 #2 ph2004 said: How to pronounce the following results of a football game : 2-1...two one or less commonly two to one 3-3...three all or less commonly three three 1-0...one nothing or less commonly one to nothing Click to expand... 2006
ph2004 said: How to pronounce the following results of a football game : 2-1...two one or less commonly two to one 3-3...three all or less commonly three three 1-0...one nothing or less commonly one to nothing Click to expand... 2006
I ianhood Member Joined Mar 1, 2010 Member Type Other Native Language English Home Country England Current Location New Zealand Mar 3, 2010 #3 In English football (soccer) 0 is always called "nil". So 1-0 is "one nil"
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 3, 2010 #4 :up: ... and 'nil' combines with 'all' as you'd expect: a 'goal-less draw' is 'nil-all'. b