by Raziel » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Yesterday, I heard one of the commetators say that Ronnie 'dished up'. We used to say 'cleared up'. Doesn't 'dish up' imply putting something out rather than clearing it away?
Also, commentators now say 'race to four' instead of 'best of seven'.
When we play the World Championship, I expect they will be saying the final is a 'race to eighteen'.
This is pathetic and I don't like it.

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by HustleKing » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Bank shots, caroms and bridges are the other terms I could think of being used
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by Raziel » 19 Feb 2021 Read
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by Raziel » 19 Feb 2021 Read
HustleKing wrote:Bank shots, caroms and bridges are the other terms I could think of being used
Yes, that's true. I have heard them use those terms as well.
Next we will be hearing that a screw shot with right hand side is a 'draw' shot with right hand 'english'.
I really don't like them doing this. What do you think of it?
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by SnookerFan » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Raziel wrote:Yesterday, I heard one of the commetators say that Ronnie 'dished up'. We used to say 'cleared up'. Doesn't 'dish up' imply putting something out rather than clearing it away?
Also, commentators now say 'race to four' instead of 'best of seven'.
When we play the World Championship, I expect they will be saying the final is a 'race to eighteen'.
This is pathetic and I don't like it.

I think I heard race to seven once or twice, but not very often. I've never heard anybody in snooker say; "Dish Up" to mean clearing up. Which commentators said that?
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by Iranu » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Jimmy says “he done the dish” quite a lot.
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by Dan-cat » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Dish up has been used in snooker since the 80s.
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by Dan-cat » 19 Feb 2021 Read
I remember when Judd lost a final to Ronnie in 2014 he said 'it's demoliarising when Ronnie keeps dishing up.'
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by Dan-cat » 19 Feb 2021 Read
I like the US pool expression 'nice shape' to mean 'great position.' I've heard Fouldsy using that.
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by Dragonfly » 19 Feb 2021 Read
As long as they don't start saying its hill hill to mean we are going to a decider
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by SnookerFan » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:Jimmy says “he done the dish” quite a lot.
Dan-cat wrote:Dish up has been used in snooker since the 80s.
It's possible that I've heard it and forgotten as I didn't know what it meant. I don't watch a lot of pool.
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by Dragonfly » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Or referring to side as English. Like he played the shot with a lot of left hand English.
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by badtemperedcyril » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Eddie Charlton used to use a lot of what we might call “American” pool terminology when he was commentating. He’d generally say “draw” instead of screw, also “end rail” instead of top cushion.
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
It's all fair game I think, good to shake up the same old commentary cliches.
Also, I loved Eddie's comms.
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by SnookerFan » 20 Feb 2021 Read
I once watched a pool match when they were talking about Dry Breaks and Wet Breaks. (I think.)
What does that mean?
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I once watched a pool match when they were talking about Dry Breaks and Wet Breaks. (I think.)
What does that mean?
Dry break is when you don't make a ball.
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by SnookerFan » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I once watched a pool match when they were talking about Dry Breaks and Wet Breaks. (I think.)
What does that mean?
Dry break is when you don't make a ball.
What?
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by Juddernaut88 » 20 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Dan-cat wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I once watched a pool match when they were talking about Dry Breaks and Wet Breaks. (I think.)
What does that mean?
Dry break is when you don't make a ball.
What?
When you don't pot a ball off the break off.
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by SnookerFan » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Dan-cat wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I once watched a pool match when they were talking about Dry Breaks and Wet Breaks. (I think.)
What does that mean?
Dry break is when you don't make a ball.
What?
When you don't pot a ball off the break off.
Tut.
Pool is a rubbish game.
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by SnookerFan » 20 Feb 2021 Read
They should all use the Mark Williams break off.
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Pool is brilliant. I'm a cue sports floozy
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by Juddernaut88 » 20 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerFan wrote:They should all use the Mark Williams break off.
It would be a foul in pool though.
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by SnookerFan » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Pool sucks bottom.
Pound shop snooker.
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by SnookerEd25 » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Pool is brilliant. I'm a cue sports floozy
Me too, have you seen Pin Billiards, Dan? Its fascinating...
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Dragonfly wrote:As long as they don't start saying its hill hill to mean we are going to a decider
Haha - fair!
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by Deewee » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Dragonfly wrote:As long as they don't start saying its hill hill to mean we are going to a decider
Hey, that's their best term!
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
I always hear that 'He's on the hiiill!' in Jim Wych's voice
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by Dan-cat » 20 Feb 2021 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Dan-cat wrote:Pool is brilliant. I'm a cue sports floozy
Me too, have you seen Pin Billiards, Dan? Its fascinating...
Bar billiards you mean, with the upturned mushrooms? I never worked that game out
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by SnookerEd25 » 20 Feb 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:SnookerEd25 wrote:Dan-cat wrote:Pool is brilliant. I'm a cue sports floozy
Me too, have you seen Pin Billiards, Dan? Its fascinating...
Bar billiards you mean, with the upturned mushrooms? I never worked that game out
No, Pin Billiards. Prominent in Russia & Scandinavia I believe. Table, I think is 10x5, pockets optional. There is a series of Pins set up in the middle of the table & points are scored by knocking them over in various combinations. There is some footage on YouTube & I first saw it on EuroSport when a live football match was postponed due to bad weather, they used it as a fill-in. Strangely hypnotic, I found it...
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