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Grammar and Linguistics > water sports
water sports
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mluisara
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water sports
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We say do judo, do gymnastics, play football..... What should I say with water sports? I do kayaking/ surfing/ diving/ waterskiing....? Thanks |
11 Dec 2015
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marios
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We say "play" for sports that include a ball, "go" for sports that end in -ing and "do" for all the rest. |
11 Dec 2015
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hassouna
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any sport that ends in ing we use go. |
11 Dec 2015
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Tapioca
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Hmmmm...I wonder if I go diving and I do diving have slightly different meanings? I would use �do � for the ones you mentioned. Of course, you can also use them as verbs (I surf, I dive etc). I like that rule Mario and Hassouna mentioned. That sounds like a rule just asking to be challenged.... ;-) Tap
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11 Dec 2015
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alien boy
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I can think of a few exceptions to those �rules �, too... I play chess
I play poker I play solitaire I play go I play (substitute whatever board/card/strategy game you like) In Japan, they often use �play Judo �! Tap is right in that �do � and �go � can have a difference in meaning, but not necessarily, in practice, depending on the dialect spoken. Here are some alternative rules that I like, too, except that they left out the board/card/strategy game option mentioned above.: Cheers, AB |
11 Dec 2015
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