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Are you interested in sport?Are you interested in sports?They mean about the same but the singular sport carries more general idea, right? Thanks in advance.

Yoong Liat · Accepted Answer

Liveinjapan
Are you interested in sport? (BrE)

Are you interested in sports? (AmE)

Liveinjapan · Answer

Thanks, YL.
Of course, I already checked it in my dictionary and I'm wondering wheather I can use which in which country correctly. So, I'm asking wheather the first might be understood by Americans or not.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Liveinjapanwheather

It should be whether. Weather relates to climate.

Liveinjapan · Answer

LiveinjapanAre you interested in sport?
Are you interested in sports?

Do American people say sport like this?
Are sport and sports overlapped in UK and US?
If anyone like me says in the US that I'm interested in sport, then will the American think he's learning British English? What will the American think?

LiveinjapanThey mean about the same but the singular sport carries more general idea, right?

If these words are overlapped, is my analysis correct?

Thanks in advance.

Yoong Liat · Answer

Hi LiJ

This topic has been discussed before and I hope you will find the following helpful.

In British English 'sport' is the general term and is an uncountable noun.

For example: (1) He is not interested in sport. (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at sport.

If it refers to particular types of sport, the term 'sport/s' (a countable noun) is used.

For example: (1) Bobby's sport is tennis. (2) My favourite sports are tennis and hockey.

In American English, 'sports' is a plural noun.

For example: He likes watching sports on television.

Liveinjapan · Answer

Thanks so much, YL.
I understand perfectly!

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