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Hi! I'm Bob and I live in Cambridge, but I am originally from the Lake District. I am learning Japanese and I would like to get lots of practice! I like learning Japanese because it is fun and I like to travelling to Japan to use it. Hopefully I will be able to practice a lot with other people who can help me improve. I can teach English in return!
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- 'Join' is usually used for groups, such as 'join the club', 'join us at the swimming pool'. If there are a number of people inviting less people to do the same thing as them. 'Join in' is used to encourage people, such as 'have a go and join in', or 'just join in whenever you like'. 'Take part in' is a little more formal. 'You can take part in a focus group' or 'take part in your local council meeting'. It means to have a role in, like 'taking part in a play' means being on-stage. 'Participate in' is formal again. 'Participate in our survey and win £100' or 'If you participate in our contest, you could be the next big thing'. It's often used in adverts or by companies as a polite way of saying 'do this thing'. 'Attend' is a verb meaning 'to go to', as in 'I attended my lesson' or 'I attended the meeting'. It just means that you were present. 'Partake in' is a little bit old-fashioned but means basically the same as 'take part in'. 'Go in for' is an American term. I think it is mostly used to indicate a preference, such as 'I don't go in for sandwiches', or talking about sports you play; 'I go in for football'.0 votedFebruary 9, 20143
- Confection is very rarely used. It usually means a complicated dessert, but I have never heard anyone say it. Confectionery is a general term for sweets (candy) and chocolate. There are sometimes shops called Confectioneries which are basically shops that sell chocolate and sweets. They're not all that common but they do exist. I think this may be a UK-only thing. Lollies in the UK are boiled sweets on the end of a stick which you suck with the stick poking out of your mouth. They're fairly childish so most adults don't eat them but children like them. However, I know that in New Zealand, all sweets are called lollies, so it depends on the region. Candy is usually an American English term for all sweets. In the UK, it means a chalky-crumbly kind of sweet but it's not very common. In most cases it'll be the American meaning. Sweets is the British term for candy of all kinds. For example, if someone offered you a sweet, you could get anything from mints to boiled fruit sweets to chewy ones. People don't include chocolate with sweets.0 votedDecember 30, 20130
- In your example, it doesn't really matter. If I asked; Q: What do you like best about Spain? You could answer A: I like the Madrid nightlife or A: The nightlife of Madrid is my favourite thing and both would sound natural. In this case, you could also say 'The nightlife in Madrid' and that would sound very natural in an English setting. In general, using 'of' strictly makes your speaking sound old-fashioned, whereas not using it is more natural. Consider saying 'We are best of friends' or 'We are best friends' - the second one is widely said, but the first is very unusual and formal/old-fashioned. Whether to say 'of' depends on the situation, so you need to think about whether the sentence would make sense without it. If you always include it, you will never be wrong, but you may sound odd to a native speaker. If you accidentally don't use it where you were supposed to, you may confuse the meaning of a sentence. I think it's just something to practice and get the hang of. :)0 votedDecember 30, 20130
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