'Cricket grounds in England'.

[99bottles]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_men's_cricket_grounds_in_England_and_Wales

'Ground in (insert location)' seems a little off to me. I mean, a person or object is IN a location, but the ground is essentially the location, so, logically, the ground can't be IN the location. Shouldn't it be 'cricket grounds of England' instead?

 

[GoesStation]

A cricket ground is a place where you play cricket. Many such places are located in England, so that preposition is fine.

 

[99bottles]

A cricket ground is a place where you play cricket. Many such places are located in England, so that preposition is fine.

So, it is right because the ground is part of a greater area? Is, for instance, this sentence wrong?

'The ground in this field is fertile'.

 

[GoesStation]

So, it is right because the ground is part of a greater area? Is, for instance, this sentence wrong?

'The ground in this field is fertile'.

No. A cricket ground is the place where British-English speakers play cricket, just as they play soccer on a football pitch. Americans who play these sports play them on cricket or soccer fields. Just as you might find a list of football fields or bowling alleys in Ohio, you can find a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales.

 

[jutfrank]

Actually, ground refers to the whole stadium and what's in it (i.e. the venue). The playing field is called a cricket pitch. It's the same distinction with football.

 

[GoesStation]

Fairgrounds is a similar word in American English. A fairground (or Fairgrounds, which can be plural or singular) is the place where annual county or state fairs and other events are held.

 

[jutfrank]

Fairgrounds is a similar word in American English. A fairground (or Fairgrounds, which can be plural or singular) is the place where annual county or state fairs and other events are held.

What goes on at a state fair?

 

[GoesStation]

It's a larger version of a county fair. A large part of the fairgrounds is devoted to agricultural exhibitions with competitions for the best livestock, vegetables, fruit, and products made from them. The midway is the chief attraction for many of the children, who ride carnival rides and shoot balloons and so on. Musical performances, mostly of country, bluegrass, and bluegrass gospel, are a big attraction at the Ohio state fair.

I see that the performance calendar has become more eclectic since the last time I went to one. Now there are stand-up comedians and other more broad-based performers.

 

[probus]

Actually, ground refers to the whole stadium and what's in it (i.e. the venue). The playing field is called a cricket pitch. It's the same distinction with football.

So a cricket ground is equivalent to what we in America would call a ballpark: not only the playing field, but also the seats, the parking areas and other ancillary services.

 

[Tdol]

So, it is right because the ground is part of a greater area? Is, for instance, this sentence wrong?

'The ground in this field is fertile'.

Not to me- saying that a cricket ground is in London is not the same. The Oval, a famous cricket ground, is located in Kennington, which itself is located in London, is not the same. What you are saying is that the field is fertile or the soil in the field is fertile.

 

[JMurray]

So a cricket ground is equivalent to what we in America would call a ballpark: not only the playing field, but also the seats, the parking areas and other ancillary services.

For example, the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground

 

[SoothingDave]

Tractor pulls and demolition derbies are features of county fairs around here.

 

[GoesStation]

Tractor pulls and demolition derbies are features of county fairs around here.

Here, too. And I bet monster trucks feature prominently at more than a few.

 

[emsr2d2]

We don't really have "county fairs" in the UK. Demolition derbies do take place but usually only at the end of an evening of car racing at a racetrack.

 

[jutfrank]

We don't really have "county fairs" in the UK.

They're called county shows, and they tend to focus mostly on the agricultural side of things. Definitely no demolition derbies or stand-up comics.

 

[GoesStation]

They're called county shows, and they tend to focus mostly on the agricultural side of things. Definitely no demolition derbies or stand-up comics.

To be fair, the comedy acts are at the Ohio State Fair, a much bigger event than the county fairs held annually in many of the state's 88 counties.