Playing To The Gallery

Capital Public Radio: Demystifying The Art World In 'Playing To The Gallery'

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MSN: Rangers accused of 'playing to the gallery' over Auston Trusty as Kemar Roofe appeal after fractured skull resurfaces

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Rangers have been accused of 'playing to the gallery' over their demands for an explanation for why Auston Trusty wasn't sent off after kicking Jack Butland in the head. And the Ibrox club have been ...

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Rangers accused of 'playing to the gallery' over Auston Trusty as Kemar Roofe appeal after fractured skull resurfaces

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Both "play" and "playing" is correct here. People often see him (who is) playing basketball on the playground at the weekend. People often see him (who) play basketball on the playground at the weekend. So essentially both carry the same meaning.

Is there no way to state the generic playing without a direct object? Or is "playing" inherently a transitive verb? Cambridge Dictionary first sense seems to suggest intransitive, but it seems to always have a "with him" or "on the street" after it. Is it natural to have this kind of conversation: "What were you doing?" "I was playing." "Oh, what did you play?/Who do you play with?"

Is it idiomatic to say "I just played" or "I was just playing" in ...

Cook (2000) defined language play as playing with words and meanings, playing in language and creating fictional words, and playing with pragmatics, which entails enjoyment with language.

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I need to be playing in Europe I need to play in Europe Which sentence is more correct or is there any difference at all?