Its a team sport frenchie!!!
- Colin Dambrauskas

It's kind of getting pathetic how bad he is offensively...thankfully McCarron is even pooptier.

Yeah...thats why I think Canada will fair better against the US...as they will both play a skilled game. Another "play the body on every shift" team may not have ended well for the good guys.
- Colin Dambrauskas

They out shot them 62 - 14. I think they had the game under control.

because they all know english.

other cultures tend to know more than one language.. this one language only thing is very north american..

and english is the second most popular language in the world... by far the most widely known.. only mandarin is used more and it is very localized.

why i know this? couldnt tell you. lol
- Dozzer

Pft, I speak three languages. English, French, and Drunk.

LOL..Why??...Cup hopes over??
- Fruitcakenipple

hopes for ticket sales for the rest of the season are

They out shot them 62 - 14. I think they had the game under control.
- bixll

Yes, goaltending stole the show..but the team shut them down very well defensively for the most part and made it tough for them to get more chances than they did. Shots were real high for Canada, but a lot of them were from a decent distance or more or less thrown on net. They knew the goalie was inexperienced and tried getting a few softies it seemed.

my guess is its more violent than any other game in the tourney

or heavily penalized.
- Dozzer

I dont think so...these guys all play together. It will be a tough, physical game, but it wont be "violent". Just dont see it.

English
Spanish
French
and surprisingly German is 4th.
- bixll

i thought mandarin (in all its forms) surpassed them all?

I dont think so...these guys all play together. It will be a tough, physical game, but it wont be "violent". Just dont see it.
- Colin Dambrauskas

thats because the serum i put in their gatorade wont kick in til....

oh wait.. nvmd.

Yes, goaltending stole the show..but the team shut them down very well defensively for the most part and made it tough for them to get more chances than they did. Shots were real high for Canada, but a lot of them were from a decent distance or more or less thrown on net. They knew the goalie was inexperienced and tried getting a few softies it seemed.
- Colin Dambrauskas

Canada had many chances, just didn't pull the trigger. Posts, cross bars and break aways. Just a hot tender.

i thought mandarin (in all its forms) surpassed them all?
- Dozzer

Languages by number of native speakers worldwide(millions), and % of world population speaking it...

Mandarin 935 14.1%
Spanish 387 5.85%
English 365 5.52%
Hindi 295 4.46%


So yeah, Mandarin by a landslide. Three times English and Spanish.

Ya, I don't blame the Latvian player for this. In fairness, Canada would have done well to take some runs at their players and put the 'fear of Canada' in them...
- Hockey_Reverend

just a good hit that went wrong.

part of the risk. i mean.. the isles arent in the playoffs and wont be either.. but JT helps their last minute ticket sales I am sure.

Languages by number of native speakers worldwide(millions), and % of world population speaking it...

Mandarin 935 14.1%
Spanish 387 5.85%
English 365 5.52%
Hindi 295 4.46%
- Colin Dambrauskas

i wasnt just talking about native tongue tho.. pretty sure english surpasses spanish when you consider second languages no?

i thought mandarin (in all its forms) surpassed them all?
- Dozzer

We don't think of Mandarin as a world wide language, because it is typically not spoken near as much, outside the orient. Their are a few billion of them, I assume they win by numbers. But spoken around the world, it is English, Spanish, then French.

thats funny good point
- jimi james

Isles season over because of an Olympic injury...Thats ridiculous the Isles season ended weeks ago..

Pft, I speak three languages. English, French, and Drunk.
- Colin Dambrauskas

i slur one.

thats because the serum i put in their gatorade wont kick in til....

oh wait.. nvmd.
- Dozzer

Local Russian News "Team Canada went on a scoring spree late last night when they all suddenly had an urge to find anything black and put it between two posts. Below is an image sent to us via satellite imagery this morning."

We don't think of Mandarin as a world wide language, because it is typically not spoken near as much, outside the orient. Their are a few billion of them, I assume they win by numbers. But spoken around the world, it is English, Spanish, then French.
- bixll

ah yes.. i think we are all using different parameters here.

most popular throughout the world is def english.

most people speaking it is mandarin but as you mentioned its very localized.

Local Russian News "Team Canada went on a scoring spree late last night when they all suddenly had an urge to find anything black and put it between two posts. Below is an image sent to us via satellite imagery this morning."


- Colin Dambrauskas

i just see racist cars.

i wasnt just talking about native tongue tho.. pretty sure english surpasses spanish when you consider second languages no?
- Dozzer

Mandarin
Native 848 million
Total speakers worldwide - 1026 million

Spanish
Native 406 million
Total 466 million

English
Native 335 million
Total > 765 million

Mandarin
Native 848 million
Total speakers worldwide - 1026 million

Spanish
Native 406 million
Total 466 million

English
Native 335 million
Total > 765 million
- Colin Dambrauskas

those are first language numbers Colin

factor in 2nd language numbers and see what you come up with.

Mandarin
Native 848 million
Total speakers worldwide - 1026 million

Spanish
Native 406 million
Total 466 million

English
Native 335 million
Total > 765 million
- Colin Dambrauskas

Colin, Type into your searches, Most widely spoken languages. See what you get back.

I think you will get a differnet result on each search.

Colin, Type into your searches, Most widely spoken languages. See what you get back.
- bixll

lol we both missed it..

he has both native and total listed

me trying to be smart before finishing my first coffee never works

We don't think of Mandarin as a world wide language, because it is typically not spoken near as much, outside the orient. Their are a few billion of them, I assume they win by numbers. But spoken around the world, it is English, Spanish, then French.
- bixll

Right, and China has a very low Linguistic diversity index of .491 meaning their populace primarily speak Mandarin...so going by the numbers, its popular cause theres so many of them

lol we both missed it..

he has both native and total listed

me trying to be smart before finishing my first coffee never works
- Dozzer

what's your excuse after your first coffee?

those are first language numbers Colin

factor in 2nd language numbers and see what you come up with.
- Dozzer

No Bruce, that is total population who can speak the language...mother tongue or third language.