The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #26672 Message #323553
Posted By: Peter T.
20-Oct-00 - 05:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME!
The original term "sport" comes from "disport" which in turn derives from the Old French "desport". It means to engage in a pastime, a frolic, a gambol, to enjoy oneself. The current Oxford English Dictionary defines sport as "amusement, diversion, fun". You are confusing sport with athletics. A natural mistake in a culture obsessed with competition, struggle, and striving. However, if I wish to sport upon the green, I shall, in my own way.
yours, Peter T.