2007-12-19 04:50:56 · 9 answers · asked by bencas9900 4 in Sports ➔ Hockey
bigger mystery is why are they called a hockey team?
2007-12-19 04:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by squay692000 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
While leafs (as in a tree leaf) ^^^ is not the proper plural form as such (you rake leaves, not leafs), the term leaf is used as a short form of Maple Leafs, not necessarily meant from the tree but as on the Canadian Flag. Therefore, (somehow) I am told that if you have a row of Canadian Flags lined up, it would indeed be a row of flags bearing Leafs.
Still confuses me though.
2007-12-19 13:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Bob Loblaw 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Each player is an individual leaf, therefore the team is a plural of the singular.....
Heck, I don't even understand what I just said!
2007-12-19 18:37:22 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
LOL to above post.
The symbol is one leaf but there is many players so the Leafs.
2007-12-19 12:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I liked hockey more than English class.
Besides, I ain't got no idea why English class is so important.
2007-12-19 17:13:19 · answer #5 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Long time TML fan and I call them the Toronto Make Believes
2007-12-19 13:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by disneydad 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
So this is one of those boring repeat questions that comes up too often to give a serious answer so how about the one my mom always gave me instead.
BECAUSE I SAID SO!
Here's your sign.
Can't run a Search to save his life.
Merry Grinchmas.
2007-12-19 14:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
no, leafs is also a correct plural form of the word leaf
2007-12-19 12:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by -closed- 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
should be the loafs
2007-12-19 14:45:43 · answer #9 · answered by bootcuted 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋