Can i say ping pong?

Perhaps we should call the serious sport table tennis, and the fun basement version ping-pong? While both phrases are technically correct, I'd certainly recommend that new players who are visiting a table tennis club or playing in their first tournament stick to using table tennis instead of ping-pong.

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2023-08-17 07:07:24

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Is ping pong good for eyes?
When the ciliary muscle contracts, the curvature of a len increases to adjust our eyesight. Playing table tennis improves our eyesight as our ciliary muscle is trained.
2023-11-13 10:09:51

Is it better to say ping pong or table tennis?
The correct title for the sport in the UK and most of the rest of the world is "table tennis". This is because "ping pong" is a trade mark, number 233177, registered by the London toy importers and manufacturers Hamley Brothers on 20 September 1900 for their version of table tennis manufactured by John Jaques & Son.
2023-09-02 06:20:36

Who first called table tennis ping pong?
Steve Grant has traced the name Ping Pong to an 1884 song by Harry Dacre. The distinct sound of the celluloid ball bouncing off the drum rackets quickly led to the use of the same name.
2023-08-26 08:18:15

Is it ping pong or table tennis in the uk?
The correct title for the sport in the UK and most of the rest of the world is "table tennis". This is because "ping pong" is a trade mark, number 233177, registered by the London toy importers and manufacturers Hamley Brothers on 20 September 1900 for their version of table tennis manufactured by John Jaques & Son.
2023-05-07 01:13:13

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