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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Audience and spectators

Hello.

Audience = People who mainly "listen to something", like people at the musical concert.

Specators = People who mainly "watch events", like people at the sports event.

Even if I'm right, I think there isn't exact line between them, like I can say "sports audience", and "concert spectators".

Am I right?

Please correct me.
  

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Hi An audience can watch things too. A cinema audience, a theatre audience, a television audience. Audience - is used for people watching a performance of some kind.

— Optilang

  • Hi An audience can watch things too.
  • A cinema audience, a theatre audience, a television audience.
  • Audience - is used for people watching a performance of some kind.
  • Spectators - is used for people watching an activity or an event, especially sporting events.
  • I wouldn't use 'sports audience' or 'concert spectators'
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Hi

An audience can watch things too. A cinema audience, a theatre audience, a television audience.

Audience - is used for people watching a performance of some kind.

Spectators - is used for people watching an activity or an event, especially sporting events.

I wouldn't use 'sports audience' or 'concert spectators'
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optilangHi

An audience can watch things too. A cinema audience, a theatre audience, a television audience.

Audience - is used for people watching a performance of some kind.

Spectators - is used for people watching an activity or an event, especially sporting events.

I wouldn't use 'sports audience' or 'concert spectators'
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Referring to only one person as part of the audience in a concert, how would we call him, if we can't use "concert spectator"?

Thanks

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