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Mar 19, 2003 16:20
21 yrs ago
English term
final><finals
English
Social Sciences
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
India is expected to clash with Australia in the finals of the Cricket World Cup.
We use singular form if we are ferering to a single object. Here final is a single object because naturally we have only one match as final.
Could you inform me what is the justification and reason of using *finals* in the above context instead of *final*.
Thanks.
We use singular form if we are ferering to a single object. Here final is a single object because naturally we have only one match as final.
Could you inform me what is the justification and reason of using *finals* in the above context instead of *final*.
Thanks.
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"finals" is the same as "final games..or matches"
However, worldwide, the word "finals" is far common...in almost all sports.
Luck!
terry
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Note added at 2003-03-19 16:24:49 (GMT)
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Sorry!
That should read: \"far more common\".
t
Luck!
terry
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Note added at 2003-03-19 16:24:49 (GMT)
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Sorry!
That should read: \"far more common\".
t
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Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
4 mins
finals as in quarter-, semi-finals and final
Probably refers to the quarter--, semi-finals and final
Peer comment(s):
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Georgios Paraskevopoulos
25 mins
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thank you
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neutral |
awilliams
: there were no quarter finals but a "super six" stage; semis due to be played this week. It is expected that Aus and In will win their respective finals and move through to the final-one single match-sorry!:)
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I concur, I have no idea about cricket, but it was an example to illustrate the concept at hand: a number of elimination rounds leading to the single final, thus finals or plural for the whole.
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+5
5 mins
finals
This particular game is part of a series of games. So the plural is used to describe the entire series of games that ends in one game.
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Peer comment(s):
agree |
Christopher Crockett
9 mins
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agree |
walzl
2 hrs
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agree |
Ino66 (X)
5 hrs
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agree |
Refugio
14 hrs
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agree |
vixen
16 hrs
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5 mins
The final series
It is possible that India will clash with Australia in only one event, but that one event is part of the "finals."
5 mins
quarter finals...
The 'finals' refers to any of the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final tornament. The 'final' (sing) is just the last match(game).
6 hrs
"finals" - just English usage
I was just about to agree with a colleague - and he erased his answer - come back!
The Cricket World Cup :
There were no quarter finals but a "super six" stage; semis due to be played this week. It is expected that Aus and In will win their respective finals and move through to the final-one single match.
Australia are playing Sri Lanka and India playing Kenya. The winners will go through to the final.
As my colleague said, the use of "finals" is just common English usage.
They are talking about the last round here.
HTH.
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Note added at 2003-03-19 23:20:59 (GMT)
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NB- this particular instance may depend on publication date. If this was published 3 months ago, \"finals\" may have referred to the whole World Cup. However if published within the last few days the above would be correct.
The Cricket World Cup :
There were no quarter finals but a "super six" stage; semis due to be played this week. It is expected that Aus and In will win their respective finals and move through to the final-one single match.
Australia are playing Sri Lanka and India playing Kenya. The winners will go through to the final.
As my colleague said, the use of "finals" is just common English usage.
They are talking about the last round here.
HTH.
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Note added at 2003-03-19 23:20:59 (GMT)
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NB- this particular instance may depend on publication date. If this was published 3 months ago, \"finals\" may have referred to the whole World Cup. However if published within the last few days the above would be correct.
Reference:
20 hrs
Finals
Finals should mean the final phase of a competition.
Slainte!
Slainte!
20 hrs
Finals
Finals should mean the final phase of a competition.
Slainte!
Slainte!
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