Since English is the accepted language for tennis rules and scoring,who decided that a ball would be called IN even if it is without (not IN) the area marked off by the boundary lines?
The lines determine the area within which a ball should land to be considered valid. Any ball that has even a fraction of its surface on the area outside the lines should be called OUT.
However,somebody has decided to do the exact opposite! Even if no portion of the ball touches the "in" area it will still be called "IN" as long as it touches a boundary line.
I object because this is a flagrant abuse. The meanings of words should be respected. "in" is a preposition with a distinct meaning and tennis rules don't respect the meaning of "in"!
2007-06-30
03:30:36
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