Posted 2009-April-15, 23:47
kgr, on Apr 15 2009, 05:37 PM, said:
gwnn, on Apr 16 2009, 12:09 AM, said:
Seems like correct translation of Dutch "wereldconventie" is Leaping Michaels (not sure if that is also used for both majors).
The story goes that a certain Dutch top player (I don't remember who) was introduced to Leaping Michaels. He exclaimed: "That's a fantastic convention!", but obviously he said these words in Dutch: "Wat een wereldconventie!". (In a word to word translation this would mean: "What a world convention!".)
Ever since, the Dutch (and Flemish) have used the term "wereldconventie" to describe Leaping Michaels and non Leaping Michaels. (Regular Michaels is still called Michaels.)
Rik
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