"Nil all"

[Oh_aye]

I have heard this twice over the last couple of days. Is it normal? Does anyone else every say "nil all" when referring to a 0-0 scoreline or, like me, would you say "nil nil" ?

I've heard it. But it's obviously wrong.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Does anyone remember the Minder episode where Terry looks after professional footballer Jacko from Brush Strokes? He (Jacko) referred to a one nil win as “winning one - plonk”

My wife still hasn’t forgiven me for putting a kitchen chair through the TV screen.

 

[nickbrighton]

But what does winningest mean? And is there a losingest? Or even a drawingest?

I first came across "winningest" in a book i was reading on Kindle. The sentance was something like " and he is the most winningest coach in high school history" meaning he had won more matches than anyone else. I used the dictonary to check that it was a word, and indeed it came up as "informal Noth American:having achieved the most success in a competion"

Absoulte crime against the English language if you ask me, one in a long list that includes "Welp" which is a particular nasty made up word that our American cousins seem to think is acceptable

 

[Garyoldfan]

I’ve not come across ‘welp’ but were somebody in my presence to say ‘winningest’ without a sense of irony attached to it, I would have to attack them verbally or physically. It’s just awful.

 

[HeaviestTed]

I prefer “nil point even”

 

[Van Cleef]

Does anyone remember the Minder episode where Terry looks after professional footballer Jacko from Brush Strokes? He (Jacko) referred to a one nil win as “winning one - plonk”

My wife still hasn’t forgiven me for putting a kitchen chair through the TV screen.

I'd have sent Jacko the bill.

 

[Coxovi]

I thought nil all was american, I have also noticed roster is creeping in more and more.

This is not american, I had never heard a sports score referred to as "nil" before moving to Brighton. As another poster said I initially thought "Nil all" was a euphamism for F*** all, not a scoreline.

 

[sparkie]

I always refer to a nil-all draw.

Didn't know it was even an issue

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Zero Zero in my book!

TNBA

TTF

 

[Baldseagull]

Nil-Nil
Goalless
No Score
Bore Draw
None Each
But not, Nil All.