Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
A:
In France, where tennis became popular, a round zero on the scoreboard
looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French for 'egg.'
When tennis was introduced in the US, Americans mispronounced it 'love.'
We still say goose eggs in the states with scoreboard zeros.
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