Talk:Bowls
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What are the round things called ? Bowls or balls ? Because I can see both terms used inter-changeably in the article.
Also, is the term always used in plural ? I'm just seeing if I can add this article link in the disambig page Bowl. Currently its in the "See also" list. Jay 10:17, 4 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- The white ball is the only object referred to as a ball. All references to the larger (generally black object) should be bowl (singular) or bowls (plural). The article also refers to scoring 'points' this makes it easier to understand but (in Australia at least) is not used. A score is said to be 23 to 20, a player may be on 15, or their may be a margin of +5 etc but not points 203.9.186.134 00:43, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)Derek
- Thanks, I've made minor changes in the article to emphasize singular and plural usage. Jay 15:43, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- The proper Bowls term for points is shots. --OntarioQuizzer 05:45, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- Another term for bowls is "woods" because they were originally made of the hard wood. Lignum Vitae.
