By Football, Synonyms

Thanks for suggestions. My English-Finnish dictionary has an example of using the verb "win" and according to it I can say "win by three to one". Any thoughts? I think it would be ok since it is just a shortened version without the word "goals"The Oxford Advanced...

Greetings to both of you and welcome to the forums. I've always liked the usage note on www.m-w.com for these words: synonyms continual, continuous, constant, incessant, perpetual, perennial mean characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence. continual often implies a close prolonged...

“The Tobacco Company talks well. Representatives of the industry itself came forward to us and asked if we would go to the table...” –PBS article on the Tobacco industry. “'Tis but a peevish boy, yet he talks well…”-Shakespeare. “On good days, he does everything well: reads well, talks well,...

This is part of a football match report: 'Tommy Smith had headed the Rams into the lead on 17 minutes after new signing Grzegorz Rasiak FLICKED ON.' Below is another reference to that goal: 'Headed goal by Tommy Smith (Derby) (top-left of goal) from left side of penalty area (6 yards).Derby 1-0...