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Vocabulary

spectator and audience

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0 A spectator is one person in the audience. The audience consists of many spectators. 0-

— Khoff

  • 0 A spectator is one person in the audience.
  • The audience consists of many spectators.
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0 A spectator is one person in the audience. The audience consists of many spectators. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Are "spectator" and "audience" the same? 02font02br
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00In addition to the last comment, there are differences in usage. Here are a couple more thoughts..02br
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00At sports events, we do not normally speak of an audience.02br
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00'Spectators' may be
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01cite10Clive12cite10At sports events, we do not normally speak of an audience.12br
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10Hi, Clive:02br
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00 I think I agree with you on this one, but I've found this in the M-W dictionary:02br
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00<a tremendous 01i00audience02i00
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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11font10Are "spectator" and "audience" the same? 12font12br
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10In addition to the last comment, there are differences in usage. Here are a couple more thoughts..12br
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10At sports events, we do not nor
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, but I was just trying to offer a general idea of the usual thinking behind how these words are commonly used.02br
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00Peoiple who go to listen to politicians make a speech are usually called 'the audience', too, but they don't commonly pay either.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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