Idrissa Gueye - now gone

[PeterWithesShin]

I know, but because the word enormous existed as well it's why enormity is now used gets used in the context it does.

[paul_e]

In a football context the common usage has been buying young players with an eye on them improving and you selling at a profit to reinvest and generally that's the context it gets used in on here.  If everyone knows that's what is meant by it then trying to argue that they're using the wrong term because in another sport, where it originated, the meaning was different seems like arguing semantics for no good reason to me.  If there was some confusion and there was another regularly used expression that could replace it I'd understand but that's not the case.

[Sexual Ealing]

I know, but because the word enormous existed as well it's why enormity is now used gets used in the context it does.

Yes, but 'wrongly' if we take the pedant's view. You fucking pedant/ignoramus (I can't remember which of us was arguing for which position now that we're buying a real striker).

[PeterWithesShin]

Can you believe the enormity of it! A Moneyball striker and we're decimating the Fulham squad as well!

[Pete3206]

Gana - All fart, no shit. Goodbye.

[Sexual Ealing]

Can you believe the enormity of it! A Moneyball striker and we're decimating the Fulham squad as well!

Happy clapper. I'm fuming.

[paul_e]

I don't really get the decimation one, didn't it start as removing 1 in 10 (with deci being the important bit) and then alter to removing a large amount?  Seems more of a broadening of the term rather than an implicit misuse.  I agree there's probably plenty of people who don't know the original meaning but they're not all that different.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't really get the decimation one, didn't it start as removing 1 in 10 (with deci being the important bit) and then alter to removing a large amount?  Seems more of a broadening of the term rather than an implicit misuse.  I agree there's probably plenty of people who don't know the original meaning but they're not all that different.

Isn't that the point, though? In the modern context implies the destroying of much more than 10%.

[paul_e]

I don't really get the decimation one, didn't it start as removing 1 in 10 (with deci being the important bit) and then alter to removing a large amount?  Seems more of a broadening of the term rather than an implicit misuse.  I agree there's probably plenty of people who don't know the original meaning but they're not all that different.

Isn't that the point, though? In the modern context implies the destroying of much more than 10%.

True but it's not like outright abuse of the word as has happened with words like literally, wicked, sick and a few others.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't really get the decimation one, didn't it start as removing 1 in 10 (with deci being the important bit) and then alter to removing a large amount?  Seems more of a broadening of the term rather than an implicit misuse.  I agree there's probably plenty of people who don't know the original meaning but they're not all that different.

Isn't that the point, though? In the modern context implies the destroying of much more than 10%.

True but it's not like outright abuse of the word as has happened with words like literally, wicked, sick and a few others.

A million per-cent agree, bruv.

[OzVilla]

"My style is good for the Premier League," he said. "You have to fight every game. All the teams are strong and you have to concentrate all through the game.

Said the man whose main consistency was the way he dropped his head in games after we'd gone behind and general lapses on concentration on a regular basis.*

* Along with everyone else mind.

[passitsideways]

Given how much time we spent behind in games, it's pretty amazing he managed all those interceptions and tackles, then.

[TheTimVilla]

I think it was something to do with killing one in ten of your own Roman legion?

[Matt C]

Had some impressive stats and I don't doubt he'll look better in a decent midfield but I found him pretty unwhelming for us but then perhaps last season's horror show isn't the best barometer.

[pbavfckuwait]

Bye Bye Gana, in 3 months I wont even remember you being here, that's the lasting impression you have made on me.