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why arent they called the maple leaves? stupid canadians


OMGAH DONT DELETE THIS ONE PLZZZZ

yes i was wondering the same thing, but i was reluctant to post because i thought someone on this website would run this thread of topic with comments such as "hockey sucks" or delete the thread entirely.

i tryed googling the answer but it didnt help, so if anyone can chip in with an intelligent responce, please do.

perhaps when they first thought of the name that was the correct way to word it. just a guess.

It's because of the Metric system.

how so?

cause thats how canadians roll :mrgreen:

yea but metric system has nothing to do with incorrect spelling of the word, i dont think :lol:

I think he was making a funny....and you missed it.

I honestly don't have a clue why it's spelled that way. I never actually paid much attention to it, to be honest.

- Justin

the correct answer: the plural is based off the context of the singular. a group, representing individual objects working as one, not jsut a group of that object.
it is from older,more traditional manners of writing and speaking

are you sure it isnt cause "hockey sucks"?

hockey still sucks, but i was "warned" to stick to topic. so i answered the grammatical question at hand :p

:lol:

They did that back in 1917 knowing full well it would piss some one off in NJ 90 years later....

LOL

...and hockey doesn't suck. They're some of the most skilled athletes in the world :)

i shoudl have said, NHL hockey sucks. they have the rules so jacked up any more that it gets boring.

Yes, I was. And it apparently wasn't funny. :-?

OK GP99GT this is for you....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u88WdovasU0

ahahahah wtf

I thought the metric system comment was funny. :lol:

Love this one...:lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1u-XtTql1c

i forgot about that one... lol!