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Maisiedaisie Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Match/game/collocations

Can I use these sentences? If not, what could I say instead?

a) We often watch matches with the Yankees.

b) We often watch matches by the Yankees.

c) We often go to see the Yankees play.

Many thanks
maisiedaisie
  

Top answer

If you are speaking of the baseball team, they do not play 'matches'; they play 'games'. a) We often watch Yankee games. b) We often watch Yankees games.

  • If you are speaking of the baseball team, they do not play 'matches'; they play 'games'.
  • a) We often watch Yankee games.
  • b) We often watch Yankees games.
  • -- OK
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2 Answers
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If you are speaking of the baseball team, they do not play 'matches'; they play 'games'.

a) We often watch Yankee games.
b) We often watch Yankees games.
c) We often go to see the Yankees play.-- OK
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Yes, I was thinking of the baseball team.

Again, thank you so much.

maisiedaisie

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