Bob2010 "tryout" or "selection contest" My college is going to hold a contest to choose top performers to represent my college to compete in a national English speaking contest. Which one should we call the contest held by my college, "tryout" or "selection contest"? In my view, a "tryout" means a selection contest to choose the best players for a sports team to compete in a sports game and so I prefer to use "selection contest" to refer to the contest held by my college.
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Bob2010"tryout" or "selection contest"
My college is going to hold a contest to choose top performers to represent my college to compete in a national English speaking contest.
Which one should we call the contest held by my college, "tryout" or "selection contest"?
In my view, a "tryout" means a selection contest to choose the best pla