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# QOTD: Beckham and Shaw
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/qotd-beckham-and-shaw/
- Published: 2007-07-17T10:48:01.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:32:56.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Misc

Beckham adjusts … linguistically:

> After the family the most important thing is the foot… is the soccer.”  
> Old habits die hard for LA Galaxy new boy David Beckham. \[[BBC SPORT | Fun and Games | Quotes of the Week](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny%5Fold%5Fgame/6900962.stm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]

Interestingly, Beckham was mentioned in the report on Cultural Diplomacy I [discussed](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001391.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) the other day. He will have to adjust to the reality of Shaw’s remark that England and America (sic) are countries separated by a common language.  
I wonder if it is the case that the dominant ~~‘ball propelled by foot’~~ ‘inflated ball driven by foot’ game in any country is called ‘football’?  
Aside: [Separated by a common language](https://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) is the title of a very nice blog on differences between American and British Englishes written by [Lynne Murphy](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/linguistics/profile115259?ref=lorcandempsey.net).  
Related entries:

- [It’s a small(ish) world](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001265.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)
- [Mind the gap](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000220.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)