Tuesday, September 9
love |lʌv|noun(...) 3 (in tennis, squash, and some other sports) a score of zero; nil : love fifteen | he was down two sets to love. [ORIGIN: apparently from the phrase play for love (i.e., the love of the game, not for money); folk etymology has connected the word with French l'oeuf 'egg,' from the resemblance in shape between an egg and a zero.]
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Diria ainda com mais precisão: the love of playing the game, not of winning it (≠for the money).
Fifteen all :-)
"but youre bound to win
because if im betting against you, i think id rather lose"
Cocoon, Jack Johnson
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