[General] I like to play balls

[kadioguy]

Hello, everyone.


If I want to say I like to play different kinds of balls (like basketball, baseball etc), could I simply say I like to play balls?


The difficulty is that balls also mean testicles, so how can I say I like to play "really" balls?


PS. If there is any grammatically wrong in my narrative, please correct it. I am grateful for your help.

 

[Barb_D]

Say that you like to play many different sports.

 

[Phaedrus]

"I like to play a variety of ball games."

(or ballgames)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ballgame

 

[GoesStation]

"I like to play different kinds of ball".

That does not sound at all natural to me.

 

[probus]

That does not sound at all natural to me.

Well, yes, it is not commnly heard. But I feel that it is instantly comprehensible.

 

[andrewg927]

Hello, everyone.


If I want to say I like to play different kinds of balls (like basketball, baseball etc), could I simply say I like to play balls?


The difficulty is that balls also mean testicles, so how can I say I like to play "really" balls?


PS. If there is any grammatically wrong in my narrative, please correct it. I am grateful for your help.

You could say "I really like to play ball sports". No one would be confused by that.

I am not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd go with "ballgames" first, then "ball sports". In BrE, we sometimes say "Do you want to play ball?" but it relies on the listener already knowing what you want to play. We also sometimes use "to play ball" to describe what we do when we throw a ball for a dog and hope that he/she goes and fetches it. It's more commonly called "Fetch".
"To play ball" is also an idiom.