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Cliche alert: breaking down the jargon

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by inthesuburbs, Jun 11, 2010.

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  1. inthesuburbs

    inthesuburbs Member

    Alert: When your headline says, "Breaking down the Yankees," many of your readers think Jeter and Posada have been traded. And "Red Sox breakdown" means Youkilis must be injured.

    Seriously, when did this bit of sportswriting jargon, to "break down" meaning to analyze a team or game or performance, gain such currency?
     
    inthesuburbs, Jun 11, 2010
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  2. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    You know what cliche I hate? Pay dirt.
     
    mustangj17, Jun 11, 2010
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  3. MonsterLobster

    MonsterLobster Member

    I don't think the phrase breaking down is going to confuse anyone, but I too hate pay dirt.
     
    MonsterLobster, Jun 11, 2010
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  4. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Agreed. And adding drew first blood.
     
    Liut, Jun 11, 2010
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  5. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    Makes me think of the Tom Petty song.
     
    DisembodiedOwlHead, Jun 11, 2010
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  6. SoCalDude

    SoCalDude Active Member

    We've moved on to "happy grass."
     
    SoCalDude, Jun 11, 2010
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  7. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    pay dirt is awful. taking it to the house is worse!
     
    spnited, Jun 11, 2010
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  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
     
    slappy4428, Jun 11, 2010
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  9. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Sadly, many of today's players have too.
     
    Batman, Jun 11, 2010
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  10. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    On track, untracked, scuffling, shuffling, struggling, "xxxx-wise,"
     
    DanOregon, Jun 11, 2010
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  11. Sic semper tyrannis

    Sic semper tyrannis Member

    "throw under the bus"

    is the most over-used of 2010
     
    Sic semper tyrannis, Jun 11, 2010
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  12. CR19

    CR19 Member

    I have never heard of someone thinking that "Breaking Down" refers to injuries and redoing a team rather than analysis. I've heard of break-downs with swearing car owners, but never for sports teams.
     
    CR19, Jun 11, 2010
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