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Originally Posted by Oddball
JOe that's a fight scene not a battle scene.
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Think again. In common movies terms, yes your right, but . .
[quote:00c57]Main Entry: 1bat·tle
Pronunciation: 'ba-t&l
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English batel, from Old French bataille battle, fortifying tower, battalion, from Late Latin battalia combat, alteration of battualia fencing exercises, from Latin battuere to beat
Date: 13th century
1 archaic : BATTALION
2 : a combat between two persons
3 : a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft
4 : an extended contest, struggle, or controversy[/quote:00c57]
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