“She swung the racket and aced it.”
Usage Entry 464 / 1011 60-second read
Racket vs. Racquet
Noise or scheme versus a tennis bat.
The comparisoni
“She swung the racquet and aced it.”
The ruleii
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RACKET = noise/scheme. RACQUET = sports bat.
RACKET can mean noise or an illicit scheme. RACQUET specifically means the sports bat. Both spellings are accepted for the sport; RACQUET is traditional.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Tennis: RACQUET. Loud: RACKET."