Coup Droit wrote:

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christ wrote:

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JonH wrote:

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I wonder who might be regarded as the "worst British player" these days! 

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 Unfortunate phraseology - presumably you mean "least successful professional", rather than "worst".

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 Are we not allowed to say that Andy was the 'best' British player last year then? 

I mean, I take your point and 'least successful' is certainly more respectful (which is good) but, to be consistent, if we can use the word 'best', we can use the word 'worst'. 

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 I don't think so - as Bob pointed out there are a lot more candidates for worst than there are for best - Andy was indisputably the best and he had no real competition, professional or otherwise. Worst, on the other hand goes all the way down! I could maybe meet you halfway with "worst professional".