Being both a sports fan and somewhat of an English purist, this one has had me perplexed for quite a long time.
Let's examine it more closely. What does the abbreviation mean? As far as I know, it means "Runs Batted In." Hmmmm. It seems to me that once you get past the first word, it's already plural.
Oh, that's right. I forgot. How you people love your redundancies!
When you listen to the nightly sportscaster say, "Joe Underpants had a great game with a total of six RBIs," what he's really saying is Mr. Underpants had six "runs batted ins." What a dope.
Now doesn't that sound just a tad idiotic? I think so, too. Do you think that will ever change? I don't either, but at least now you know the truth.
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- Obviously, the picture is not of me. It's our pride and joy, Daisy. She's a lot better looking than I am, so I figured you'd want to look at her instead. I'll write the posts, however. She can't. She doesn't have opposable thumbs. Currently, I teach high school English, and, since I'm trying to improve the use of language in 16-year-olds, I thought I'd branch out and give some pointers to adults, too. Hope you're not offended. It's just my way of improving the world -- one day at a time. Oh, by the way, I'm always available for freelance writing/editing jobs -- and I'm pretty inexpensive, so. . .
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