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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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at/in the games

0Cheerleaders in Taiwan hand out plastic cones to fans 01b00at the games.02b00 Then they lead the fans 01b00in beating02b00 their cones together in complicated rhythems to cheer on the team. It feels a lot more interactive than in the United States.02br
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00Can I replace "at the games" in the above with "in the games?"02br
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00Besides, is it all right to say "to beat//to beating" instead of "in beating?" Thanks.0-
  

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00Not normally; neither the cheerleaders nor the fans are participating01b00 in02b00 the games-- that would be chaos!02br
00No-- when we are talking of leaders who perform some action for others to mimic, '01i00lead (somebody)01b00 in doing02b00 something02i00' is the correct phrase.02br

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0Agree with last poster.0-
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0One quick question, can I take out the 'on' preposition, 'cheer the team'? 0-
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00Yes, you could omit the word 'on', but the word 'on' adds a sense of duration to the cheering. 0-
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0The use of 'during' doesn't actually change or add to the sense of the duration of the cheering, however. For example, I can say "I fell during the race." That doesn't mean that my fall was of particularly long duration. 0-
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