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David Lisgo
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Yacht Club
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Hi,
Why do we say "yacht club"? Surely the sports name is �yachting �. We don �t usually say �sail club �, �run club�, �box club �, �fly club �, etc, so why "yacht club"?
Thanks in advance.
David |
21 Jan 2012
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Daisee
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Interesting:
tennis club, basketball club, soccer club, yacht club, stamp club, games club etc
sailing club, boxing club, running club, knitting club, sewing club etc
Why? |
21 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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Well, David, to begin with, "yacht" was a noun before it was a verb, so that might be enough reason. Bruce |
21 Jan 2012
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MarionG
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Maybe having a �yacht � is what is really important to people, it is less relevant for the social standing whether you actually know how use it..
sorry, in a bit of a rebellious mood today..
@Daisee, we also cannot say soccering, footballing etc. these take the verb �play�....... |
21 Jan 2012
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David Lisgo
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Thanks for your answers.
I asked because I am doing some proof reading and was hit by the title in the abstract.
Needs Analysis of Athletes in Overseas Competitions
--in Cycling and Yacht―
I really feel it should say �Yachting � but was a little unsure.
I can row so maybe they will let me join the boat club. |
21 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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In this case, you definitely need the participle yachting, since it �s clearly talking about the activity. Bruce |
21 Jan 2012
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