Thread: It's Championship, Not Nationals
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Unread 08-04-2007, 20:50
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Re: It's Championship, Not Nationals
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Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski View Post
I wonder if any of the veteran Canadians that were around for when it was called Nationals still call it that (Karthik? Ian? other woburners?) accidentally or if it is only the folks in the US that make this mistake.
Yup, I call it Nationals all the time. The Championship Event has never had the right ring to me. I'd love it if FIRST officially changed the name to "The World Championships" and then we could all say "I'm going to Worlds next week". I know that's the terminology all my friends who've competed in amateur sports (swimming, diving, etc.) have used. Makes it sound like a big deal.
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