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Posted by: Guy Therrien (
) at 2006-10-19 01:17:00
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Of course, when we play between friends or social petanque, most players have never read the rules nor even seen the rules in writing... and could not care less about it either. Not that I blame them either.
When playing with friends when the jack was not thrown at least six meters, sometimes we just give it a kick if the opponents don't mind or agree".
And we don't always take eternity to measure and re-measure to see which boule is really, really closer to the jack.
But that does not stop me from reading the rules and anything about petanque and whatever other hubby or interest I have. You probably do the same thing too and there is nothing wrong with it as long as it is done just for the h--- of it!
Since I read the original French, do I feel that much is lost in translation?
One thing different between the French and the English version are the words_ bien entendu_ in the French version of article 5 (meaning _of course_ in English) and your word _also_.
Here is the para. of article 5 I refer to:
"These arrangements also apply to the area on which the finals are played."
In French you would read: " _ These arrangements, of course, apply to the area....
Again there, I agree more with the English version than with the French one!
Some other places in the English version the rules are explained a little bit further than in the French version. I am talking about the version from the British Federation... probably the same as the one on Petanque Org.
So no, nothing is lost in the translation, an excellent product!
Or do I have a theory why the rules often seem to be so ambiguous and unclear after all these years of rewrites?
Yes, you and I... and many others of course, are not present when the FIPJP board of directors meet! LOL
Cheers,
Guy
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