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bobby_zamora t1_ixwl2p0 wrote

Reply to comment by getyourrealfakedoors in Holders France are the first team to qualify for the last 16 of 2022 World Cup. by dragon8811

Why?

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Yung_Corneliois t1_ixwrg4y wrote

“First team to qualify for last of 16”

Not sure about how it said in other languages but in English I’ve never heard of “last of 16” makes it sound like they were the last team to qualify for the round of 16.

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bobby_zamora t1_ixwu2rg wrote

It says "last 16" not "last of 16". Last 16 is the most common way in English to describe the round before the quarter finals.

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Yung_Corneliois t1_ixwuca5 wrote

I’ve never heard of that in my 27 years of existing. Maybe Final 16 but not Last 16. It’s not wrong, there’s just better ways to say it is all.

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bobby_zamora t1_ixx0fhf wrote

I think you're probably just American. This is the British way of saying it.

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Yung_Corneliois t1_ixx1ucg wrote

So it seems. Because we also don’t say “holder” we would say defending champs.

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