people who end their sentences with "but" or "so" and/or (that's a good one, also) use the word "like" in every sentence, if not more. A friend of mine counted the use of that word over a 5 min. period from one person: 70 times!
And then there is the use of the word "Districts," as in, "I did well at districts," when it should be "District," unless multiple districts are involved. Same with "nationals," unless multiple nations are involved.
And then there is the use of the word "Districts," as in, "I did well at districts," when it should be "District," unless multiple districts are involved. Same with "nationals," unless multiple nations are involved.
I don't think that is true. The use of the -s in this way is the norm. Even you, complaining about it, would never say, "I hope to run well at National."
The use of the -s lets us know that the word championships is omitted from the end of the title. "Championships" is plural because many champions are crowned at each track meet.
The "District Track & Field Championships" is therefore shortened to "Districts."
Many states choose to do this with State as well. It sounds off to me, but there is no grammatical reason not to say "States" as well, and many Americans do. It just depends if you are referring to the "State Championships" or the "State Meet." What ever caught on back in 1927 is what we say today...
But bottom line, it is not a "grammatical" issue, nor is it "illogical." It is just a matter of convention, like saying soda instead of pop.
In the Pacific Northwest we say:
He ran well at Districts.
He ran well at State. (notice the lack of an -s. This inconsistency is regional.)
He ran well at Nationals.
He ran well at Worlds.
He ran well at the Olympics.
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