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Bighug Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Water sports and marine sports
what's difference of these two words?
Water sports
Marine sports
Water sports
Marine sports
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They seem to be sometimes used interchangeably. Of course, 'marine' refers only to saltwater, not freshwater, so in that sense, it is more limited in scope than 'water sports', which would include such sports as whitewater rafting. In my own mind, I envision 'water sports' as being simpler, more familiar, or more traditional ones like swimming, volleyball, and waterskiing, while marine sports I think of as more sophisticated — scuba diving, sea kayaking, jet skiing, etc.
- They seem to be sometimes used interchangeably.
- Of course, 'marine' refers only to saltwater, not freshwater, so in that sense, it is more limited in scope than 'water sports', which would include such sports as whitewater rafting.
- In my own mind, I envision 'water sports' as being simpler, more familiar, or more traditional ones like swimming, volleyball, and waterskiing, while marine sports I think of as more sophisticated — scuba diving, sea kayaking, jet skiing, etc.
- org/wiki/List_of_water_sports ]WATER SPORTS[/url]
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They seem to be sometimes used interchangeably. Of course, 'marine' refers only to saltwater, not freshwater, so in that sense, it is more limited in scope than 'water sports', which would include such sports as whitewater rafting. In my own mind, I envision 'water sports' as being simpler, more familiar, or more traditional ones like swimming, volleyball, and waterskiing, while marine sports I
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