Is "sport" a word (and other questions)?

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For example, if you like to play basketball and only basketball, can you ever say "I like a sport"?

Also:

Is there a technical difference between the words "use" and "usage"?

Is it "while we're on it" or "while we're at it"?
Lastly, is "work on it" more correct than "work at it" or it doesn't matter?
 
If you only like basketball, then "I like a sport" is a more truthful response than "I like sport." But why not just say "I like basketball"?
When I abbreviate "cannot," I use "can't," because it is the correct and common usage.
I would choose neither, but "on it" is closest because it suggests a more correct phrase which is "on the subject."
Work on and work at is very subtle. I would tend to work on a noun - such as my French, my assignment, my sketch. But I would work at a verb - such as improving my French, completing my assignment and finishing my sketch.
Good questions to which you have obviously given some thought yourself. A refreshing change.
 
No, you say," I like to play sports" Basketball is a sport. Baseball is a sport. I like to play the sport of tennis. Volleyball is a sport. Yes, I use that knive often. I get a lot of usage from that knive. While we are at it. picture yourself, are you on it?
 
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