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Not an english native, but I have the same with "win" -> "victory". Like, "congrats for the win" or "big win".
by thefz 2y ago
Not an english native, but I have the same with "win" -> "victory".
Like, "congrats for the win" or "big win".
- istultus 2y agoWell, "win" as a noun is a word from Old English attested before 1150 [1]. And as a word firmly in the language it has its own specific uses in comparison to "victory". It would be silly or pompous to call a win in a sports game a "victory," for example. It would similarly be out of place to call a victory in a battle a win. "Congrats *on the big win" doesn't sound out of place. [1] https://www.oed.com/dictionary/win_n1?tab=factsheet#14538168 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/win_n1?tab=factsheet#14538168
- wink 2y ago"Team A was victorious" doesn't sound out of place to me (ESL) though. Also pretty sure I've seen victory being used in a sense of "destroying the other team" - but I'm not defending its use.