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#1 2007-10-05 10:06:54

jorkel
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Tennis term: ADD out/in (ad = advantage)

Google counts on Oct 5, 2007
657 “ad out” tennis -advantage
70 “add out” tennis -advantage
Analysis by Joe Krozel

The “ad” in the tennis terms “ad in” and “ad out” is actually short for “advantage.” Perhaps those who spell the phrases as “add in” and “add out” believe that it’s a reference to adding points.

Examples

In Tennis how long is a match because there is no set time l…
the scoring is love, 15, 30, 40, and if you play add ins (add in or add out, vice versa) there is no really set time sometimes tennis matches can last a …
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070614103… – 184k – Similar pages

Basic tennis rules
Add out if the receiver wins the point after deuce. This scoring cycle lasts until one player wins by two points. In tennis, six games make up a set. ...
www.tennisspirit.com/rules.htm – 15k – Similar pages

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