• JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Soccer is short for “Association Football” so either term is valid.

    The Public Schools in the west of Britain were Army schools, they played Rugby, and used western prouniciation ie “castle = carsell” and “lieutenant=leftenant”

    The Public Schools in the east of Britain were Navy schools, they played Association Football" and used eastern pronunciation “castle=kassel”, and “lieutenant=lootenant”.

    Lieutenant is still pronounced differently in the Royal navy and army.