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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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every play

0At Dominican games, you see groups of men drinking small cups of sweet coffee, carefully analyzing every pitch, every hit, and 01b00every play.02b02br
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00Does "every play" in the above refer to "every action and skill" at a baseball game? Thanks.0-
  

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02b 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Does "every play" in the above refer to "every action and skill" at a baseball game? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02b 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Does "every play" in the above refer to "every action and skill" at a baseball game?
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0Hi,02br
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01font00At Dominican games, you see groups of men drinking small cups of sweet coffee, carefully analyzing every pitch, every hit, and 01b00every play.02b02font02br
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01font00Does "every play" in the above refer to "every action and skill" at a baseball game?
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10Hi,12br
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10Broadly speaking, a 'play' is a small, related sequence of actions11b10 in a game.12b12br
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10'Skill' is not a correct word here, because it means an ability rather than an action.12br
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10Best wishes, Clive12
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0Hi,02br
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00Here are a couple of broad comments.02br
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01b00"in a game"02b00 use this when speaking of the participants and of events that occur as part of a game.02br
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00eg He was sick, so he couldn't play in the game.02br
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01b00"at a game"02b00 use this when spea
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