Since when is the referee called umpire?
@Cristi_Ichim (3750)
Bucharest, Romania
August 19, 2018 9:59am CST
Even though I am pretty good at English I never knew the fact that the referee is sometimes called umpire. Perhaps it is called that way only in certain sports. I never heard of a football / soccer umpire but when I watch table tennis I see that people call the referee "umpire".
Is there any difference between these two words? Can anyone that knows English better than me explain about them a little more?
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