"4 on 4"..

[rangers91*]

...grammatically sounds incorrect. to me it should be "4 and 4" which sounds better. do you guys feel the same way?

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[Dirty Dan]

4 guys checking 4 other guys. That's how hockey is played. If you wanna be literal its 5 and 5 goalies and all

 

[The Joker*]

"4 against 4" would make more sense than "4 and 4." That said, does it really matter? "4 on 4" is fine.

 

[Hot Water Bottle]

If you're a delinquent kid challenging some other delinquent kid to a one-on-one fight after school, it just doesn't sound cool enough to say "one and one fight"

 

[Stanley Foobrick]

"..... and they cross center, coming in on a two on one, he shoots...... he scores"

or

"..... and they cross center, coming in on a two and one, he shoots...... he scores"

Which one sounds better?

 

[1989]

Four on four? A situation where 4 individuals face off against 4 other individuals.

Four and four? Eight, that's basic arithmetic.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

wut

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

well 4 and 4 is 8 so lets just call it 8.

 

[Ben Matlock]

One of the strangest bumps I have seen.

"One and one" sounds weird.
"One against one" sounds clumsy.
"One on one" has a nice feel to it.

Hence, three on three it is.

 

[rent free]

4 and 4 sounds dumb. non-hockey fans are gonna be like "why not say 8?"

 

[hockeykicker]

Why the bump Dominic?

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Why the bump Dominic?

I think I accidentally sorted backwards by title or something because it showed up at the top

 

[Filthy Dangles]

(Juan on Juan)(4)