Or is English just a rancid melting pot now? :D
2007-04-29 18:13:32 · 8 answers · asked by R. Lee 3 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
I can say martial arts are hobbies.
I can say Karate is my hobby.
I can say my martial art is my hobby.
Can I say martial art is my hobby?
Or is it martial arts is my hobby?
Convoluted conventions of some conniving cabal's colloquialisms keep confusing karateka continuously!
2007-04-29 18:31:04 · update #1
So I can say martial arts are my hobby? :D
2007-04-30 02:38:08 · update #2
If "pork and beans" can be singular (10th grade english trick question!!), than so can martial arts, but it sounds weird either way, so I'd stick with plural!
2007-04-29 18:22:31 · answer #1 · answered by saralizzy1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of these statements are correct except the last two.
Can I say martial art is my hobby?
in this sentance "martial art" implies a collective term so should be arts. If you wrote "Can I say my Martial Art is my hobby?" then it would be correct, as it is now a noun.
Or is it martial arts is my hobby?
In this sentance it should be are not is as it is once again referring to a collective not a specific.
2007-04-29 22:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plural, because there are different kinds.
2007-04-29 18:15:31 · answer #3 · answered by Helpa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's plural
2007-04-29 18:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by annc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words "martial art" refers to ONE style or art, but you just haven't given the name. The words "martial arts" refers to the world of martial training and practice, in other words ALL styles.
You cannot say "the martial art" in a general phrase, such as:
"The martial art is my hobby."
As stated above "martial art" refers to a specific art. You can say:
"I practice the martial art of _____." or:
"my hobby is my martial art." (where, again, you just haven't stated the name of the art yet, but there is a name)
Vice Versa, you cannot say "the martial arts" in a specific phrase like:
"I don't like the kicks in the martial arts wushu kung fu"
The above is correctly spoken=> "...martial art wushu kung fu."
Where it gets confusing is where we THINK we are referring to a specific, like so: "I love the block and attack patterns of the martial arts of wing chun." ( <= correct) We think of wing chun as one style, but there are actually several different styles or families of wing chun, same for kung fu, tai chi, karate, etc.
This is similar to the word vegetable, in that we have many different kinds of vegetables, but "vegetable" is a singular phrase referring to a specific vegetable that is not named, and "vegetables" refers to either all vegetables or many different kinds of vegetables.
2007-05-01 11:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by cunamo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be both but i say plural
2007-04-30 23:47:19 · answer #6 · answered by jessi s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's definately a rancid melting part
2007-04-29 18:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Manhattan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plural, because there are so many varieties, kung fu, judo, karate, jujitsu, hapketo ,etc
2007-04-29 18:16:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was wondering the same thing
2016-08-20 06:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋