Congratulations 'ShiftyPowers from SG' !

[ShiftyPowers]

In certain grammatical contexts, Team USA sounds better than USA.

 

[Alex]

Yeah, that's why I included "the".

You don't say "The Slovenia" but "the" works before USA because of the word United.

You do say The Iraq apparently though, but only in South Carolina hahahahaha

 

[The Don't]

I remember when I first signed up here, over a decade ago, and asked ShiftyPowers out for a fight. For no apparent reason.

 

[Seán D]

USA USA USA!!!

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Hehe the "Team USA" is something that makes me laugh a bit. Why do Americans so often add "Team" to the start of a national team name?

This

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Yeah, that's why I included "the".

You don't say "The Slovenia" but "the" works before USA because of the word United.

You do say The Iraq apparently though, but only in South Carolina hahahahaha

There are only four countries aside from the USA that i know of that interchangeably use the definite article in English: (the) Gambia and (the) Ukraine, (the) Bahamas, (the) Philippines

 

[Alex]

There are only four countries aside from the USA that i know of that interchangeably use the definite article in English: (the) Gambia and (the) Ukraine, (the) Bahamas, (the) Philippines

The Ukraine is actually incorrect. English people just add it for some reason.

You missed the UK. Remember, although people often use Great Britain as a synonym, it's technically not correct. As it only includes the main island (hence United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

 

[Alex]

This

Boom. Got me. Though this is something that has come in much more recently.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

The Ukraine is actually incorrect. English people just add it for some reason.

You missed the UK. Remember, although people often use Great Britain as a synonym, it's technically not correct. As it only includes the main island (hence United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Yes, but the UK is the same as the USA. It refers to the United part of the political configuration.

Ukraine also has an etymology which means border-land. I don't know if in english it's just an expansion of The Crimea.

 

[Alex]

Yes it did, as the Bahamas refers to the group of islands.

At the end of the day, it's because it's referring to group.

You missed the Netherlands too.

 

[Zlatan]

 

[Jaboldinho]

 

[ShiftyPowers]

hahahahaha, wowww

 

[Sir Calumn]

Haha as I was scrolling down I already thought that image was pretty perfect, then the bottom line came into view!

 

[Back Door Skip]

Freaky.

 

[Tom]

Congrats Shifty.

 

[Alex]

Which one is you Tom?

 

[Filipower]

Hahaha I think they're all versions of Shifty!

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Aww come on, I don't look like any of those dudes! MAYYYBE the guy second from the right in 25 years? The only people I recognize in that pic are BJ Menge and Greg Fitzsimmons.

 

[Tom]

Which one is you Tom?

Sadly I have no beard at the minute