All Discussions Tagged 'wrongly' - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-29T06:12:01Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=wrongly&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWimbleTon or WimbleDon?tag:tennisopolis.com,2008-12-13:1869403:Topic:2323332008-12-13T16:27:34.313ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
OK, what's up with this? This is a spin-off thread from the <a href="http://www.tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/1869403:Topic:218">Tennis Pet Peeves</a> thread. It irks me so much that I thought it deserved its own special spot in the sun. Clearly, the town and tournament is called Wimbledon but I have noticed that a lot of americans say Wimbleton - normally it is folks that are not really tennis fans and probably only say the word a few times a year.<br />
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I'm not sure, but I think people say it…
OK, what's up with this? This is a spin-off thread from the <a href="http://www.tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/1869403:Topic:218">Tennis Pet Peeves</a> thread. It irks me so much that I thought it deserved its own special spot in the sun. Clearly, the town and tournament is called Wimbledon but I have noticed that a lot of americans say Wimbleton - normally it is folks that are not really tennis fans and probably only say the word a few times a year.<br />
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I'm not sure, but I think people say it because it "sounds more british". There are more words that end with ton - like huffington, worthington, singleton, simpleton... Just remember this helpful rhyme: <i>A simpleton says Wimbleton.</i> :-)<br />
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You know who actually says it? and has no excuses? Nick Bolleteri!