Wednesday, January 17, 2007

New World/Old World

Proof positive that language can mean different things to different people. Back when Roberto Duran of Panama said "No mas" in his famous bout with Sugar Ray Leonard, the boxer meant the fight was over. No more. He was done.

However, the Spanish in Spain is apparently different. When Fabio Capello said, "Beckham no jugara mas." his "no mas", I suppose, was just a "maybe".

What else are we supposed to think when Capello backtracks so profoundly?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A.C.
Capello backtracked for legal reasons. His comments are strong evidence of bad faith and breach of contract. He had to publicly correct them so that Becks lawyers couldn't use them as the focal point of a pending lawsuit--which they will still probably use anyway. Basically, his big mouth might have cost Real millions this time...