Mittwoch, 18. September 2013

Game or Match?

Game und match haben im Allgemeinen eine ähnliche Bedeutung und sind oft austauschbar - aber nicht immer!


Hier ist eine Expertenmeinung:
"Sometimes it matters and sometimes it doesn't.

Any social game is likely to be called a game. You have a game of golf (or tennis, badminton, volleyball...) with your friends on the weekend, not a match. Any official game could be called a match.

In casual usage for official matches, it doesn't matter whether you call it a football game or a football match. Are you watching the game/match tonight?

In a few sports, such as tennis, a 'match' is composed of several 'sets' which are composed of several 'games'. 'Game' has a special meaning in this context."  (Quelle)


Es gibt auch eine Theorie, dass der Ursprung einer Sportart darüber entscheidet, ob man match oder game sagt.
  • baseball - "game" - originated in the US
  • football (American) - "game" - originated in the US
  • golf - "match" - originated in the UK
  • basketball - "game" - originated in the US
  • cricket - "match" - originated in the UK
  • boxing (modern) - "match" - originated in the UK
  • tennis - "match" - originated in the UK

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