Week 33 - Brazil F5 ($10,000) - Natal (Clay)

Salmon · Tennis legend

Week 33 - Brazil F5 ($10,000) - Natal (Clay)

Spectator · All-time great

Thank you, BiB for lesson in accents. And joke. (Think we have now collectively milked Natal for all it's worth). And report on the tennis scene. Would you recommend to your twin that he suggest British players, whether from Yorkshire or otherwise, travel southwards? Or not?

Bob in Brazil · Improver

Spectator wrote:
Thank you, BiB for lesson in accents. And joke. (Think we have now collectively milked Natal for all it's worth). And report on the tennis scene. Would you recommend to your twin that he suggest British players, whether from Yorkshire or otherwise, travel southwards? Or not?

No. I not recommend players come here steal our points wink

Also July and August not good time. In Portuguese, we say "Muita Chuva". I not able translate so I cheat with Google - hehehe.

It mean "It is p***ing down again".

I like google, It teach me new word - pouring - I like new words.

Spectator · All-time great

Yes, I'd also thought that the use of "ginger" was impressively idiomatic. Not so sure that the argument about the rain is going to dissuade British players from coming to steal the Brazilian points, given the general patterns of UK weather. They might feel that it gave them almost a sense of home-court advantage.

WD40 · Club Coach

Salmon wrote:

. This board needs a saviour, lest it is overrun with doubles results that the players playing in them don't care about.

Never have I seen so many Petulant, Infantile and inaccurate words crammed into so short a sentence.

"Mommy, the big kids are playing games that I don't want to play".

freerider · Futures level

WD40 wrote:
Salmon wrote:

. This board needs a saviour, lest it is overrun with doubles results that the players playing in them don't care about.

Never have I seen so many Petulant, Infantile and inaccurate words crammed into so short a sentence.
"Mommy, the big kids are playing games that I don't want to play".

I don't know if you were aware, but Salmon is a poster from India.

I was 100% able to understand salmon's post - and I found your post slightly sh1tty.

when you can post on an indian tennis board finding always the most appropriate word, and without any grammatical errors - you can climb back onto your high horse. (apologies if you already can)

steven · Tennis legend

* Wistfully remembering the days when people could make the odd cheeky comment on the forum and people would just take it as the joke it was meant to be *

Of course it's a bit ambiguous sometimes (the perils of not being able to see the expression the person had on their face when they write it) but it might not be a bad idea to treat things like this as being meant tongue in cheek until there is clear evidence to the contrary. It might make us all a bit happier. Just a thought.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 16th of August 2013 06:51:12 PM

Spectator · All-time great

In fairness to WD40, freerider, I don't think that the comment was related to the vocabulary chosen per se, but to the sentiments the words expressed.

As a doubles fan, I can't say I agreed with Salmon's sentiments myself, though I didn't choose to respond to them. I would profess the hope that they wouldn't discourage those who do such a sterling job of keeping us informed about the doubles ... but I think we are all grown-up enough that no one is going to let a few comments rattle them! Chacun a son gout and all that. Or, to be more correct (see! I am learning!) chacun à son goût.

RJA · Hall of fame

In fairness I think Salmon's comment about the forum been overrun with doubles results was largely tongue in cheek but I can see why fans of doubles might have taken it the wrong way.

Salmon · Tennis legend

It was a joke, guys.

Now let us go back to the original topic and discuss about Brazil and the wider Lusophonic world.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

steven wrote:
* Wistfully remembering the days when people could make the odd cheeky comment on the forum and people would just take it as the joke it was meant to be *

Of course it's a bit ambiguous sometimes (the perils of not being able to see the expression the person had on their face when they write it) but it might not be a bad idea to treat things like this as being meant tongue in cheek until there is clear evidence to the contrary. It might make us all a bit happier. Just a thought.

-- Edited by steven on Friday 16th of August 2013 06:51:12 PM

Having recently been a victim of a similar misunderstanding, I heartily concur. This board seems to have got very serious now, and I do enjoy a bit of banter.

RJA · Hall of fame

I blame Bob in Brazil. I thought he was a trouble maker from the moment he showed up.

steven · Tennis legend

Madeline wrote:
steven wrote:
* Wistfully remembering the days when people could make the odd cheeky comment on the forum and people would just take it as the joke it was meant to be *

Of course it's a bit ambiguous sometimes (the perils of not being able to see the expression the person had on their face when they write it) but it might not be a bad idea to treat things like this as being meant tongue in cheek until there is clear evidence to the contrary. It might make us all a bit happier. Just a thought.

Having recently been a victim of a similar misunderstanding, I heartily concur. This board seems to have got very serious now, and I do enjoy a bit of banter.

I think the fact things get taken a bit too seriously sometimes these days makes us all more likely to take things the wrong way or worry about taking things the wrong way, me included. Nothing wrong with the serious stuff, obviously, as long as the banter side of it can remain fun too.

All of which makes RJA's post just above this one the post of the week for me biggrin biggrin

steven · Tennis legend

Talking of people being easily offended, I've been rebuked by Andrew 'Bouncy' Castle on Twitter this evening ... that kind of made my day! biggrin

Seriously though, if he's that easily offended (admittedly, I could have worded the tweet I sent to someone who had brought him up a bit better), I wouldn't advise him to go on the main Andy Murray forum any time soon wink

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Congratulations, Steven ! 'Rebuked by Andrew Castle' - it sounds like something which should go on your masthead.

Your reply to his rather pompous tweet does you credit - one could have been forgiven for wondering that, if Andrew follows all the lower ranked British players so carefully, as he claims, then why doesn't he know - amongst a big range of things - the difference between WCs for the Qualies or the MD ??

(see daft ten minutes on national TV a couple of months ago at Wimbledon time with Andrew Castle going on about the LTA WC qualie play-offs that would give Britain WCs to the main draw, and wouldn't that be wonderful etc. etc. etc.)

And, frankly, I thought this post of his yesterday was rather out of place :

Andrew Castle ‏@AndrewCastle63 13h

Hats off to Nigel Sears who has spent years coaching some of the top women in tennis. A hazardous job requiring selflessness and patience.

And he asks for respect ?