Buy vs. By
Can someone tell me the origins of "giving someone a buy" (sp?) such as a pass or a skip or overlooking something? Used in sports teams and when you're not holding someone accountable.Thanks.
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I've seen it spelled "bye" rather than the other two ways in listings of play dates. When one team doesn't play on a given date, the word "Bye" is inserted. I find this confusing too. I've assumed it...
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SOED has `In Tennis, Boxing, etc the position of an individual who is left without a competitor when the rest have been drawn in pairs, 1883.` This could be connected, as also the bye in cricket.
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As long as we're on the subject of sports tournaments, where did the term "seed" come from (as in "John Smith is the first seed in the Coca-Cola Caper")? I though the newscasters were saying "seat"...
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The OED2 doesn't give any additional information, other than that the spelling "bye" is the usual one for the preposition "by" when used as a noun (substantively)."Seed" is originally a tennis term,...
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