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LINGUISTS HAIL "DYNAMIC, ORGANIC THING"
North East language-watchers have noticed the revival in recent months of a cricketing phrase that has been moribund for decades. The phrase, "if selected", has not been heard in relation to Computing Cricket Club for longer than the senior players care to remember. "Several of our players have started using this phrase when replying to e-mails requesting their availability," said skipper Simon Edwards, "instead of saying 'No', or 'I’d rather castrate myself with a pair of blunt scissors', several of the lads have started saying 'Yes, if selected'. Frankly it puts rather a lot of responsibility on the selection committee."
Social commentators have linked the revival to the reconstitution of the aforementioned CCC selection committee earlier this season. "It's simply that CCC is no longer short of players," said one, "there is consequently more competition for places, and no one who says simply 'Why yes, I'm available for the expected thrashing by Civil Service' can be sure of their place. This is a healthy evolutionary step not only for the English language but for the cricket team as well."
Linguistics expert Professor Greg Tomlinson agreed: "Its gr8 2C th language evolvng. It is a dynamic, organic thing after all," he said, before speeding off on two wheels accompanied by a muffled bass sound.
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