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Re: Alliance Invitation Phrase
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Originally Posted by TedG
I don't understand why some of you are annoyed with "team xxxx graciously accepts", it's clean, it's professional and to the point.
Maybe you've heard it so much you're sick of it but there are lots of new people in the stands every year who think it's nice and professional.
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I agree with "clean" and "nice", and I'll ignore "to the point" for now.
Since it's a fundamental misuse of the word (as well as a malapropism), it can't come off as professional, especially to the reporters covering the event.
[Scotty - more power. We need to reach escape velocity...]
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FIRST teams procrastinate and slack off?!?!? The question is, if you do it in a way that keeps your grandmother proud, would that make it "Gracious Procrastinatism?" - Mr MOE [more] 
24-03-2014, 14:42
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