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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
referee and umpire
What's the difference between referee and umpire?
Aren't they both judges? Can we make it less comlpicated by calling them judges instead of referees or umpires?
Aren't they both judges? Can we make it less comlpicated by calling them judges instead of referees or umpires?
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But I'm not sure.
- But I'm not sure.
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As far as I'm concerned "umpire" is used instead of a "tennis referee".But I'm not sure.
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Dj BuenoAs far as I'm concerned "umpire" is used instead of a "tennis referee".But I'm not sure.
In tennis:
- there is a chair umpire, the guy giving the score, taking decisions, etc, from the seat
- there is also, in better tournaments, a tournament referee, who judges conflicts over all the courts of a tournament
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Umpire is also used in baseball - he's the guy who says whether the pitch was a ball or a strike, among other things.
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It may be a little bit off the topic.But G.Geek what a lovely avatar you have! 
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Besides tennis and baseball already mentioned, umpire is also used in the following sports:
Badminton
Netball
Cricket
Field hockey
American football
Sailing (America's Cup)
Australian rules football
Badminton
Netball
Cricket
Field hockey
American football
Sailing (America's Cup)
Australian rules football
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Thank you all for answering my questions!!! What about referee?
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Association football(soccer), rugby, boxing, netball, basketball have referees.
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Besides tennis and baseball already mentioned, umpire is also used in the following sports:
Badminton
Netball
Cricket
Field hockey
American football
Sailing (America's Cup)
Australian rules football
Association football(soccer), rugby, boxing, netball, basketball have referees
Badminton
Netball
Cricket
Field hockey
American football
Sailing (America's Cup)
Australian rules football
Association football(soccer), rugby, boxing, netball, basketball have referees
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A referee has the authority to make decisions as he/she see's fit during the match. Eg, the referee calls a foul if they believe they have seen one.
An umpire acts as a decision-maker IF the game is contested one way or another by either player (s). Eg, for an out call in tennis, the umpire makes the decision.
That is the fundamental difference.
An umpire acts as a decision-maker IF the game is contested one way or another by either player (s). Eg, for an out call in tennis, the umpire makes the decision.
That is the fundamental difference.
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