Sports , sporty and sporting

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I don't know how I can use them accurately.

Fadysandy · Accepted Answer

Can anybody answer me?

Fadysandy · Answer

Can anybody give me simple examples?

Anonymous · Answer

Sports is a noun, a plural form, but sometimes with an almost singular sense, for example:

Do you play sports in school? (This might be asked even if one would expect the person to play just one sport, for example, swimming.)

He's good in sports: soccer, swimming, track and field, tennis.

What sports do you participate in?

Sporty is an adjective, and, rather surprisingly, has nothing really to do with sports in general.

That's a sporty car. (The meaning here is snazzy, flashy.)

He wears sporty outfits. (Again, this means snazzy, flashy.)

Sporting is an adjective and means something different from sporty.

That was a sporting gesture on his part. (This means gentlemanly, fair, chivalrous.)

I like the sporting life. (This means carefree, unrestricted, nature-oriented, outdoor-oriented, adventure-oriented.)

Fadysandy · Answer

Thanks a lot.

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