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Posted: 03 November 2007 11:58 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Just what does the Match signify in the magazine’s title? Is it a French term, or simply the English word? It’s always struck me as an odd title.

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Posted: 04 November 2007 04:20 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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The French Wikipedia says it followed on from a sporting weekly, Match.

Edited to add: Media Monoliths by Mark Tungate (Google Books) confirms this.

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Posted: 04 November 2007 05:22 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Thank you, lely. And a warm welcome to the board, by the way.

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Posted: 04 November 2007 11:55 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Just to complete the answer, “Match” was borrwed from english into french in the late 1820’s, originally used as a term in horse competions.

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