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What do you call the action of “describing events as they happen” like sports anchors do?
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What do you call the action of "describing events as they happen" like sports anchors do? I heard the word "commentary", but I doubt "commentary" actually refers to the action of describing an event as it's happening. Also, I am wondering what the verb might be.
Here's a video example, but I doubt it's needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYXiRZncYk
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What do you call the action of "describing events as they happen" like sports anchors do? I heard the word "commentary", but I doubt "commentary" actually refers to the action of describing an event as it's happening. Also, I am wondering what the verb might be.
Here's a video example, but I doubt it's needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYXiRZncYk
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It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
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What do you call the action of "describing events as they happen" like sports anchors do? I heard the word "commentary", but I doubt "commentary" actually refers to the action of describing an event as it's happening. Also, I am wondering what the verb might be.
Here's a video example, but I doubt it's needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYXiRZncYk
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What do you call the action of "describing events as they happen" like sports anchors do? I heard the word "commentary", but I doubt "commentary" actually refers to the action of describing an event as it's happening. Also, I am wondering what the verb might be.
Here's a video example, but I doubt it's needed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYXiRZncYk
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It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
– FumbleFingers
8 hours ago
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It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
– FumbleFingers
8 hours ago
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It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
– FumbleFingers
8 hours ago
It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
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The classic phrase for such a description is "play-by-play" literally this means a detailed description of a sports event, describing each event in the game as it happens. But it has been extended to descriptions of other sorts of events, including political ones, on a similar as-it-happens basis.
Such "play-by-play" descriptions arose when games were broadcast by radio, with no accompanying images, because video had not yet been developed. The intent was to give the listeners the same information as they would have if they were physically present. Indeed it gave more, because the broadcaster often had expert knowledge of what to watch for, what was significant, that many people did not have, or not to the same degree.
It is also known as "play-by-play commentary". Strictly speaking the commentary is the account of the event, not the process of delivering that account, but it is often extended to cover the process as well.
The4 action of doing the description is sometimes be called "giving a play-by-play" or "delivering a play-by-=play". In either case ."commentary" can be added.
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"Commentary" is the correct word to use.
It is quite rare, but it is one of the use-cases for the simple present tense.
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The classic phrase for such a description is "play-by-play" literally this means a detailed description of a sports event, describing each event in the game as it happens. But it has been extended to descriptions of other sorts of events, including political ones, on a similar as-it-happens basis.
Such "play-by-play" descriptions arose when games were broadcast by radio, with no accompanying images, because video had not yet been developed. The intent was to give the listeners the same information as they would have if they were physically present. Indeed it gave more, because the broadcaster often had expert knowledge of what to watch for, what was significant, that many people did not have, or not to the same degree.
It is also known as "play-by-play commentary". Strictly speaking the commentary is the account of the event, not the process of delivering that account, but it is often extended to cover the process as well.
The4 action of doing the description is sometimes be called "giving a play-by-play" or "delivering a play-by-=play". In either case ."commentary" can be added.
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The classic phrase for such a description is "play-by-play" literally this means a detailed description of a sports event, describing each event in the game as it happens. But it has been extended to descriptions of other sorts of events, including political ones, on a similar as-it-happens basis.
Such "play-by-play" descriptions arose when games were broadcast by radio, with no accompanying images, because video had not yet been developed. The intent was to give the listeners the same information as they would have if they were physically present. Indeed it gave more, because the broadcaster often had expert knowledge of what to watch for, what was significant, that many people did not have, or not to the same degree.
It is also known as "play-by-play commentary". Strictly speaking the commentary is the account of the event, not the process of delivering that account, but it is often extended to cover the process as well.
The4 action of doing the description is sometimes be called "giving a play-by-play" or "delivering a play-by-=play". In either case ."commentary" can be added.
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The classic phrase for such a description is "play-by-play" literally this means a detailed description of a sports event, describing each event in the game as it happens. But it has been extended to descriptions of other sorts of events, including political ones, on a similar as-it-happens basis.
Such "play-by-play" descriptions arose when games were broadcast by radio, with no accompanying images, because video had not yet been developed. The intent was to give the listeners the same information as they would have if they were physically present. Indeed it gave more, because the broadcaster often had expert knowledge of what to watch for, what was significant, that many people did not have, or not to the same degree.
It is also known as "play-by-play commentary". Strictly speaking the commentary is the account of the event, not the process of delivering that account, but it is often extended to cover the process as well.
The4 action of doing the description is sometimes be called "giving a play-by-play" or "delivering a play-by-=play". In either case ."commentary" can be added.
answered 8 hours ago
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The classic phrase for such a description is "play-by-play" literally this means a detailed description of a sports event, describing each event in the game as it happens. But it has been extended to descriptions of other sorts of events, including political ones, on a similar as-it-happens basis.
Such "play-by-play" descriptions arose when games were broadcast by radio, with no accompanying images, because video had not yet been developed. The intent was to give the listeners the same information as they would have if they were physically present. Indeed it gave more, because the broadcaster often had expert knowledge of what to watch for, what was significant, that many people did not have, or not to the same degree.
It is also known as "play-by-play commentary". Strictly speaking the commentary is the account of the event, not the process of delivering that account, but it is often extended to cover the process as well.
The4 action of doing the description is sometimes be called "giving a play-by-play" or "delivering a play-by-=play". In either case ."commentary" can be added.
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"Commentary" is the correct word to use.
It is quite rare, but it is one of the use-cases for the simple present tense.
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"Commentary" is the correct word to use.
It is quite rare, but it is one of the use-cases for the simple present tense.
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"Commentary" is the correct word to use.
It is quite rare, but it is one of the use-cases for the simple present tense.
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"Commentary" is the correct word to use.
It is quite rare, but it is one of the use-cases for the simple present tense.
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It's live commentary (from our reporter on the spot, but that's usually for non-sporting events; disasters, demonstrations, etc.).
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