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Clue is in the name (reddthat.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 35 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Blame the British, Oxford specifically, and their penchant to name things ending in -er. They're the ones that named it, and they hide from that fact now as if they were never a part of it.

https://www.history.com/articles/why-do-some-people-call-it-soccer

[–] MrPoletki@feddit.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

Blame the British, Oxford specifically, and their penchant to name things ending in -er

You could call them a tosser for what they've done but you'll be playing right into their hand