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Ultimate Clemson Legend [101646]
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NIL question
Jul 2, 2021, 2:20 PM
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I don't understand why they use the term "nil" for scoring in soccer. Why not just say "zero"?
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Bob, that is a very
Jul 2, 2021, 2:31 PM
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DEEP question!
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Ring of Honor [21369]
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Chicken or egg type thinking.***
Jul 2, 2021, 4:15 PM
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I think it’s only used in futbol,
Jul 2, 2021, 2:35 PM
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not soccer.
It’s an acronym for No Inventory Logged.
It’s also an acronym for None - Ima Loser.
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Orange Blooded [4510]
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What is the meaning of love
Jul 2, 2021, 2:39 PM
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in tennis? Back in my day, competition was competition and we left love out of it. Silly Europeans
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Re: What is the meaning of love
Jul 2, 2021, 3:52 PM
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It’s tennis so it’s a ghey reference.
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Clemson Conqueror [11112]
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Re: What is the meaning of love
Jul 2, 2021, 6:12 PM
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love.it's what makes a subaru,a subaru.could someone please explain what love has to do with autos.
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Re: NIL question
Jul 2, 2021, 2:56 PM
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It’s a Latin root word for “nothing”
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Clemson Conqueror [11112]
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Re: NIL question
Jul 2, 2021, 6:18 PM
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nihil.
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This really is a stoopid question.
Jul 2, 2021, 8:35 PM
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Even for bob.
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Re: This really is a stoopid question.
Jul 2, 2021, 9:28 PM
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Tell me about it. I asked him three times to repeat the question.
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I prefer Jethro Bodine's NAUGHT...
Jul 2, 2021, 9:22 PM
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Re: NIL question
Jul 2, 2021, 9:38 PM
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I have an even more interesting question.
When I was in high school in the early 80s my math teacher in calculus class explained the difference between nil and null.
Null equaled zero.
Nil was defined as greater than zero but incredibly small, less than one, infinitesimally small.
This was not just his opinion. This was in the math textbooks of the day.
Now, however, like so many other words, new generations think they can re-define and change words and concepts, because they have been taught by radicals that there is no truth, no history, no objective truth, just lived experience! It’s ridiculous.
Today I rarely if ever see both terms used. I just see the term “nil” used and their usage equates it to zero.
When and why did that change?
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Nil has always meant "nothing"
Jul 2, 2021, 11:02 PM
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The number zero/zed isn't the same as "nothing."
The teacher and textbook were the exception. Maybe pronouncing/spelling infinitesimal was an issue (like it is for me).
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