Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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lakefxdan

Member Since

March 17, 2003

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1

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Taking sides

  • March 17, 2003, 11:45pm

The British use of "side" for what Americans call "team" explains this, I believe. Taking sides is the point at which players in a casual game choose teams. To Americans this sounds more like an abstraction, but it's actually a very concrete metaphor.