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    DO YOU "PRACTICE SPORT"?

    21/10/2016

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    PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU "PRACTICE SPORT"!

    Many Spanish speakers use the phrase: "I like to "practice sport" at the weekend". This is SPANGLISH! Instead you need to say: "I like to do sport at the weekend".

    If you want to be more specific you need you use "play": "I like to play tennis at the weekend" (there are some exceptions, of course, like swimming and running). The word "practice" is used more in connection with an instrument: "Every day I practice the piano".

    I hope that helps you and if you are interested in AVOIDING more Spanglish mistakes you can check out my book on Amazon.com! 



    4 Comments
    MarĂ­a
    25/10/2016 10:40:04

    Hi Daniel + partners,

    Thank you for the information. My question is: if you are used to practice many sports and you want to say it in general, not specific one, which is the correct form to say it?

    Thank you,
    Maria

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    Daniel link
    25/10/2016 11:14:30

    Hi Maria,

    Thanks for your message. You can say: "I like DOING a lot of sport" or "I PLAY lots of sports".

    Hope that helps!

    Daniel

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    Dorota
    20/5/2019 22:13:58

    It's possible to write:

    To get better in sport or playing music, you have to practice/practse a lot.

    Thank you!
    Dorota

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    Cynthia
    11/11/2016 13:25:18

    Hi Daniel!

    And what about "Do you exercise"? Is this correct?

    Thanks!

    Cynthia

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