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valeyard89 t1_iuhwl6b wrote

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as'soc'iation football

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amazingmikeyc t1_iui2p3e wrote

yeah i don't get why it's called Soccer not Sosha.

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edit: ie association is pronounced asso-sia-tion or asso-shi-ation not assoc-iation so where does the hard C come from?

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drafterman t1_iuj4sfb wrote

Because it's never been a rule that abbreviations have to inherit the pronunciation of their parent word. The Hard C probably comes from it sounding better.

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Plane_Chance863 t1_iujxm2s wrote

Dunno, but at university the math society was abbreviated to math soc, with a hard c. So it was probably already a common abbreviation, and soccer came naturally later.

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thisisa_fake_account t1_iui5bfr wrote

Because the Americans decided they would find an unnecessarily complicated name instead of going with the obvious one.

"What is this game"

"There's a ball, and you kick, dribble and shoot it with your feet"

"let's call it soccer"

"Why not football?"

"We already have football"

"Why is it called football"

"Because the ball is almost a foot long"

"Aren't balls supposed to be round?"

"..."

"..."

"SOCCER!"

"Soccer!"

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amazingmikeyc t1_iui8xry wrote

nah the term soccer originates in the uk, it's an abbreviation of Association Football, hence my comment. Before soccer became the only "football" there are/were lots of games called it, notably Rugby Football

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