Comment on What comes before a quarter final?

RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• frankPodmore@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But it’s the round of 16, because there are 16 teams.

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  • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You right.

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• 2tone@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Eighth final? But it doesn’t exist, I don’t think

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  • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not common in English, no. Quite common in some European languages tho

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    • lysol@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yup, we say åttondelsfinal in Swedish which means just that.

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• nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think there’s supposed to be an s at the end, as in eights. To follow the logic of semis, quarters, eights.

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