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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

tournament/contest/competition

0The baseball team returned from the tournament in triumph.02br
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00Is it all right to replace 'tournament" in the above with "contest/competition?" Thanks.0-
  

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0Grammatically, they all fit. I'm not sure the terms are all related to baseball itself. For example, I've never heard of a baseball tournament or contest.

— Philip

  • 0Grammatically, they all fit.
  • I'm not sure the terms are all related to baseball itself.
  • For example, I've never heard of a baseball tournament or contest.
  • Should it be a 'game'?
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0Grammatically, they all fit. I'm not sure the terms are all related to baseball itself. For example, I've never heard of a baseball tournament or contest. Should it be a 'game'? [single event]0-
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0 The referents of those three words overlap a bit, but still, I would not substitute.02br
00A tournament suggests a long series of games where many, many teams compete over many days. Gradually teams are eliminated, since only the winners of previous games can continue to play in the tournament. Finally, only two teams are left, and they compete against each other in the fina
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0 At least as far as baseball is concerned, it seems we have all forgotten about the [world] "series". 0-
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0 Very true. As it turns out, sometimes there are different terms for different sports.02br
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