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  1. word choice - Difference between "commentor" and "commentator ...

    What is the difference between commentor and commentator? Is commentor or commenter a legitimate English word?

  2. What do you call who writes comments? Commenter or commentator?

    A commentator is one who gives on-the-scene reports of news events (whether recorded video or live tv). A person who writes comments (here, I believe we're talking about periodicals) is usually referred …

  3. The term "color man" for sports announcers [closed]

    Jul 22, 2016 · A color commentator is usually a former player or coach who has insights and colorful anecdotes that complement the matter-of-fact style that a journalistically trained play-by-play …

  4. Is there a word for someone who posts a "comment"?

    Commenter or commentator? Difference between “commentor” and “commentator” Why do we say 'commentator' instead of 'commenter'? I'm writing a bug report of a software which is about an Article …

  5. Why do we say 'commentator' instead of 'commenter'?

    Commentator in a sports context reeks of bogus linguistic artifice, as if the person using the word is trying to lend a Latinate academic sheen to describe some guy sitting in a booth calling a game …

  6. Use of present simple tense in sports commentaries

    May 7, 2022 · punctive (happening in what is considered as a point in time). Another usage of the present simple (this one rare outside sports commentaries).

  7. Is there an idiom/phrase similar to "commentator's curse", but with ...

    Feb 27, 2016 · In sports, we have the term " Commentator's curse ", (humorous) The supposed propensity of a player to blunder after having his/her talents pointed out by the commentator. …

  8. Origin of the idiom "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts"?

    The aphorism was coined by the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Don Meredith, who later became a sports commentator for the TV show Monday Night Football in 1970. 17 December 1970, Ada (OK) Evening …

  9. Usage of "filter in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 30, 2022 · The accepted answer to the other question summarily condemns such usage, but that was not the focus of either the question or the answer. Given that both the OP and one commentator …

  10. How does one "get rekt"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 2, 2016 · Get rekt comes from Get wrecked. See here. Telling someone to "get wrecked" (in the context of a game) can be similar to telling someone to "go kill yourself." Implicit in the imperative is …