Definition of a "bye"

AppGrad78 · Unread post by **AppGrad78** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:22 pm

Apologies for starting a new thread but this burr is under my saddle. And since we are off on Saturday, it bears mentioning. The term "bye" should be used only when referring to a tournament competition. That is, "Team A is the highest seed and receives a bye into the second round of the tournament." During regular-season competition, if a team doesn't play on a particular day when it ordinarily might, then that team has an "open date." Bloggers and even some professional journalists nowadays use these terms interchangeably. But they shouldn't.

AppinVA · Unread post by **AppinVA** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 1:34 pm

I'm sure I've been guilty of using "bye" in print in the past, but you're definitely correct.

ed62 · Unread post by **ed62** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:52 pm

I have yelled at online stories, sports casts, etc. saying the same thing.......sigh.......Go Apps!!