Posted on Jun 7, 2019
The NBA Might Nix the Word “Owner” From its Vocabulary for This Obnoxious Absurd Reason - Off the...
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Samuel I. Hayakawa in his book "Language in Thought and Action" proclaimed that there is no magic in words. Hey Samuel, do you wanna bet? So, let's see if I have this straight. Athletes being paid many millions of dollars for playing a game feel like "slaves" because the person who owns the team franchise is called... wait for it... "Owner". No, I'm not kidding. Read the article. The worst part is that the NBA is treating their hysteria by substituting "Governor" for "Owner"...
The NBA Might Nix the Word “Owner” From its Vocabulary for This Obnoxious Absurd Reason - Off the...
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You know, "owner" might be a bit off in NFL also, never thought of it before but it does ring a bit off.
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SSG Donald H "Don" Bates
CPT Jack Durish - I am not offended by very much Captain!!! Have a good day.
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Heard this on a sports show about 4 days ago, maybe we need to switch our national language then some one will not be as offended. I never heard of any slave being paid 25 million a year.
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CPT Jack Durish The Masque of Pandora comes to life: "Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad." Thanks for the post.
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