Football

[Victor Steinbok]

True, but the ball is not a spheroid in rugby. Yet, I can't think of any
ball designation other than "ball". Perhaps "hot potato".

     VS-)

On 8/20/2012 11:49 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
> Probably it's not the main factor, given the markedness differences, but this is also consistent with the hypothesis that unlike the American football, the soccer-style one is spheroid, so it's closer to the prototype of "ball" than the football-that-takes-funny-bounces.
>
> LH

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