Salve a tutti<br>La mia cinquantennale amicizia con Rick, nato in Italia ma suddito di Sua Maestā dove si č trasferito fin dal tempo dei Beatles, aggiunge un contributo alle ricerche sulla parola "rugger"<br>
Copio e incollo la sua emai, in risposta al mio quesito.<br>Buona lettura<br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>ciao Ruggero<br></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Here you go - in English, as
requested!</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial"><em>Rugger</em> - is a colloquial term for the game
of rugby. The English love this kind of affectionate abbreviation, which is
applied to anything from people to objects. The English vocabulary is one of the
richest among the Western European languages, and there are many words for, say,
one object, with a certain status in the society associated with it (lower
class, often also referred to as "working class" - middle class -
upper class). During the early days of the Prince William's relationship with
his girlfriend Kate Middleton, the newspapers reported that Kate and her
immediate family were using typical "middle class" terms in her speech,
rather than their "upper class" equivalents. This also applies to the word
"rugger":- it is used mainly by people of a certain class (and certain age) for
the sport, which is already played by people from a better level in
society, who sometimes use it simply in order to identify themselves as a
member of this class. There is also a regional aspect to this, and you will only
hear it used in the "wealthy" south of England, not in the north.
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">The players of the game can also be
called "ruggers" (plural s), again with the above comments about the usage of
the word in mind. </font><font size="2" face="Arial">Over here, when asking people
which sport they play, you can simply say: "Are you a golfer? cricketer?
swimmer? footballer?" Or, comment: "Oh, you are golfer?!" The press may produce
headlines like "The ruggers are ready to fight the All Blacks" - yet in normal
conversation we do tend to refer to "rugby players".</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Another curiosity which you may enjoy:- the word
<em>soccer</em> comes from the word (football) <em>association.</em> And,
Australian footballers are humourously referred to as <em>socceroos (soccer -
kangaroo).</em></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Finally, linguistic associations may also play a
part in this: the adjective <em>rugged</em> - means somethings rough, worn,
aged, weathered, which somehow seems to fit the nature of the sport quite well.
(finisco in italiano)</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Anche perche' nel gergo universitario ci sono molti
riferimenti alla parola stracci ad esempio : il giorno degli stracci ( che e' un
giorno particolare nel calendario universitario ).</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Quando lavoravo alla Rank , eravamo un gruppo di
rugbisti abbastanza numeroso , il nostro capo ,valente giocatore di hockey ,
ogni Lunedi' ci accoglieva con la frase ........And how about the Ruggers today
(riferendosi a noi acciaccati) are we going to have a day of
work ?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Il mio dottore (un vero tipical gentleman
degli anni passati) mi accoglieva sempre con la frase -...... And how are
you getting on with the old rugger , my old friend
!!- Nota che la parola OLD non vuol dire VECCHIO , ma
CARO.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Naturalmente , come succede in questo genere di
ricerche , ci sara' qualcuno ch ti dira' il contrario.
Comunque</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> con queste notizie e ricorda
, l'Inglese ....come il Napoletano non e' solo una lingua , ma una
espressione storica , con varie valenze . Guai a non capirlo.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Cuntent</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Rick & Karin</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial"> saluta madame Marisa, i tuoi gatti, cani ecc.ecc. e a presto rivederci<br></font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I giocatori di Rugby League (giocato solo nel
nord-operaio) Non sarebbero mai definiti Ruggers .</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Naturalmente nel 2008 molte cose appaiono
differenti.....ma sotto sotto, mica poi tanto.<br>-------------------------------------------------<br>Saluti dalla bassa Valle SCrivia<br>Ruggero Rizzi<br><br></font></div><br>