ovas

English translation: two women whose names end in "ova"

13:38 Apr 3, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Names (personal, company) / in a script for a tennis documentary
English term or phrase: ovas
Hello everyone,

From a script for a documentary about tennis.

The undisputed Queen of women’s tennis in the 20th century clawed her way to the throne with extreme sacrifice, meticulous training, and an unquenchable desire to be the best in the business.

The game’s princess of the 21st century has worked just as hard off the court as on it, combining skill with good looks to become the richest in the business.
It’s a clash of the ‘ovas’: Martina Navratilova...and Maria Sharapova.

What does "ovas" mean?

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 18:30
Selected answer:two women whose names end in "ova"
Explanation:
Silly pun based on the fact that these two women (along with hundreds of millions of others) have names ending in "ova".
Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:30
Grading comment
Thank you, Jack.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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two women whose names end in "ova"


Explanation:
Silly pun based on the fact that these two women (along with hundreds of millions of others) have names ending in "ova".

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you, Jack.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Loreta Saddi
2 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
5 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  Tony M: And maybe perhaps with a nod to 'the clash of the divas'?
29 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony. Hadn't thought of that, but I think you're right.

agree  writeaway: typical Slavic, I thought. daughter of, non? For example, Edita Gruberova's father's surname is Gruber. or "Navrátil (feminine Navrátilová) is a Czech surname". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navrátil
36 mins
  -> Thank you. You're right, of course. And I learned from your link that not only have we always pronounced Sharapova's name wrong, but Navratilova's too, always stressing the "o" when it should be the second "a" in Sharapova, and both in Navratilova.

agree  Edith Kelly
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  David Hollywood
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  philgoddard: It's not a pun, though, as far as I can see.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you. Strictly speaking, perhaps not, but it's some sort of play on words.

agree  jccantrell
13 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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