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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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referee and umpire

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0 I'm no sports expert, but I think the usage depends on the sport -- baseball has umpires, and (American) football has referees. 0-

— Khoff

  • 0 I'm no sports expert, but I think the usage depends on the sport -- baseball has umpires, and (American) football has referees.
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0 I'm no sports expert, but I think the usage depends on the sport -- baseball has umpires, and (American) football has referees. 0-
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0 01b00Umpire 02b00is used for sport like 01b00baseball02b00. 0-
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0 No, they are not interchangeable. Although they may serve the same or similar function, each sport has decided whether to call them referee, umpire, or any other name. That is then there official title and you should use the relevant one for each sport. 0-
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0 In 01b00tennis 02b00you have:02br
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00 the 01b00chair umpire02b00 (the guy taking direct decisions, announcing the score and sitting up there on the ladder)02br
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00 the 01b00tournament referee02b00: he's outside the court, an observer, called upon in case of conflict0-
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0yea , there is different in usage . 02br
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00soccer uses referee while baseball , cricket ..etc they use umpire word.0-
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