Actually, it seems that I jumped the gun and dropped the ball. Basketball courts do indeed sometimes have a bow. Who's to say that a football field couldn't have one too?
Look, I understand your from Canada (Victoria?), but word precision is not a requirement in American public education these days. You’re, you know, just supposed get it and not ask silly questions like “do fields have bows?”.
For that matter being able to write a simple sentence or express a complete thought is not very important these days either. It’s eminently more important spending the education day rolling condoms onto cucumbers and being forced to learn that homosexuality is far superior to heterosexuality. And it’s absolutely essential, dare I say critical, that kindergartners be taught about sex. Oh, and the unambitious and lazy have an absolute right to achiever’s money.
Anything is OK so long as they learn nothing about the personal pride and enrichment that accompanies personal achievement.
I guess the word metaphor means nothing to both of you, right?
heh heh...