Why 'love' means 'zero' in tennis
About this episode
This episode explores the origin of the term 'love' meaning 'zero' in tennis and the sport's unique scoring system.
1196. This week, we look at why "love" means "zero" in tennis, from egg-shaped zeros to playing for the love of the game, and how the sport's quirky 15-30-40 scoring system came to be. 馃敆 Join the Grammar Girl Patreon. 馃敆 Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) 馃敆 Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses . 馃敆 Subscribe to the newsletter . 馃敆 Find an edited transcript . 馃敆 Get Grammar Girl books . | HOST: Mignon Fogarty | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network . Audio Engineer: Castria Communications Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb | Theme music by Catherine Rannus . | Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube . TikTok . Facebook . Threads . Insta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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