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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 03:38pm
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A single timer and a single scorer

The above phrase is part of test question. Will some of you who are more fluent in NFHS ambiguity help me understand what it means?

Is it one single person acting as both timer and scorer? Or is two separate individuals with a possible reference to their marital status?
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 03:41pm
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The above phrase is part of test question. Will some of you who are more fluent in NFHS ambiguity help me understand what it means?

Is it one single person acting as both timer and scorer? Or is two separate individuals with a possible reference to their marital status?
I'd have to see it in context but my guess would be that they are asking about rule 2-1
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 03:58pm
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The above phrase is part of test question. Will some of you who are more fluent in NFHS ambiguity help me understand what it means?

Is it one single person acting as both timer and scorer? Or is two separate individuals with a possible reference to their marital status?
One person keeping the book, and running the clock
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 04:04pm
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I'd have to see it in context but my guess would be that they are asking about rule 2-1
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One person keeping the book, and running the clock
Context: A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel and acceptable to the referee.

Would you both agree that it means "One person keeping the book, and running the clock."?
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 04:09pm
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Context: A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel and acceptable to the referee.

Would you both agree that it means "One person keeping the book, and running the clock."?
Is that on a current year's test? The wording was in the book several years ago, but is not there now.
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 04:11pm
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On this year's Part II.
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 05:00pm
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Context: A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel and acceptable to the referee.

Would you both agree that it means "One person keeping the book, and running the clock."?

No. It is referring to two people...one for each job.
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 05:05pm
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Context: A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel and acceptable to the referee.

Would you both agree that it means "One person keeping the book, and running the clock."?
I believe that's what I said.
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 05:05pm
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No. It is referring to two people...one for each job.
I read that question as one person doing both jobs
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Old Fri Dec 05, 2014, 11:30pm
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Is that on a current year's test? The wording was in the book several years ago, but is not there now.
I went into my attic and pulled out the 2002 -2003 book. 2-1-1: "The officials shall be a referee and an umpire or a referee and two umpires who shall be assisted by two timers and by two scorers. A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel acceptable to the referee."

By 2009 -2010 that wording was gone (I didn't check anywhere in between.)

Note that the rule also says "The official's uniform shall be a black-and-white striped shirt, black pants, shoes and socks." No mention of a belt.
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Note that the rule also says "The official's uniform shall be a black-and-white striped shirt, black pants, shoes and socks." No mention of a belt.
So where do I get the black and white striped pants, shoes, and belt?
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Old Sat Dec 06, 2014, 04:29am
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I read that question as one person doing both jobs
If that were a case, the word "single" wouldn't be repeated in the statement on each side of the "and". It would have to say a single timer/scorer to be a total of one person.
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Old Sat Dec 06, 2014, 07:10am
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..No mention of a belt...
Couldn't resist, huh?
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I went into my attic and pulled out the 2002 -2003 book. 2-1-1: "The officials shall be a referee and an umpire or a referee and two umpires who shall be assisted by two timers and by two scorers. A single timer and a single scorer may be used if they are trained personnel acceptable to the referee."

By 2009 -2010 that wording was gone (I didn't check anywhere in between.)

Note that the rule also says "The official's uniform shall be a black-and-white striped shirt, black pants, shoes and socks." No mention of a belt.

Bob:

You must be channeling your inner Milton Berle (or is it Bob Hope), by stealing my material, .

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Appropriate ???

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So where do I get the black and white striped pants, shoes, and belt?
Would this be better: "The official's uniform shall be a black-and-white striped shirt; black pants, shoes and socks." (semicolon replaces comma)?



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No mention of a belt.
So I guess that the belt can be any color. Cool. Also, I guess that officials are required to go "commando".

In the original post, the wording is not a clear as it could be. As a retired teacher, if I gave a poorly worded question, like this, on a science test, the students would be all over me if I marked it wrong. Test question writing is a science, and not everybody is good at it.
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