Get a life

[derrynoose]

Why can't managers, players, and the media in sport use the word "win" instead of the term "get a result "? Unless a game is abandoned there will be a result i.e. a win, a loss, or a draw.

[MatydaLover]

There aren't any managers any more - they're called coaches now.

All part of style and presentation, now called spin, being more important than content I guess.

[Quizmonster]

"A result" has been used to mean a good/desirable outcome - rather than just any old outcome - for nearly a century and has certainly been used in that way in footballing terms for the past generation. So, whilst rather a loose usage, I imagine it's here to stay!

[fredpuli47]

You may be saddened to know that barristers say 'a result' when they mean 'an acquittal', and have done so for at least forty years, to my certain knowledge.They also apply it to getting a sentence far below what was expected.

[heathfield]

Yeah, and I loathe the use by commentators and media announcers of 'vee' instead of 'versus'. Aaargh!

[Quizmonster]

I wonder whether you could explain that loathing, H? I ask because others have said the same as you and I truly just don't get it.
The letter 'v' is used between team-names as a standard abbreviation of 'versus'...ie it indicates that there is to be a contest. I really can't see any difference in use between actually saying 'vee' and saying '500 BC' (bee cee) instead of '500 years before Christ' or 'The hospital is awash with MRSA' (em, ar, ess, ay) instead of 'The hospital is awash with methicyllin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.'

'Vee', it seems to me, is just an equally handy abbreviation. Cheers