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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
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Can a rugby ball be referred to as "football"
Hi,
There is a picture in Eckersley's Essential English in which a foolball and a rugby ball are shown... and both are referred to as "footballs". Is it still OK to use "a football" for "a rugby ball" nowadays?
mus-te
There is a picture in Eckersley's Essential English in which a foolball and a rugby ball are shown... and both are referred to as "footballs". Is it still OK to use "a football" for "a rugby ball" nowadays?
mus-te
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Both rugby league and rugby union are also called rugby football, so some people must refer to it as a football, but I would find it an unnecessary confusion when referring to the three 'football' sports (American football, soccer, and rugby) at the same time.
- Both rugby league and rugby union are also called rugby football, so some people must refer to it as a football, but I would find it an unnecessary confusion when referring to the three 'football' sports (American football, soccer, and rugby) at the same time.
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Both rugby league and rugby union are also called rugby football, so some people must refer to it as a football, but I would find it an unnecessary confusion when referring to the three 'football' sports (American football, soccer, and rugby) at the same time.
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