IS the word "nil" used by Americans? (when talking about sports)
As far as I know, the match is 2 nil
As far as I know, the match is 2 zero
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Not very often, but yes. Most americans would understand without question what you mean. However, we would not use it much. American soccer fans would use it more than in other sports.
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we'd use "nothing" or "zip."
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