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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Emcee for something

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In terms of Hallyu events she emceed for the “Music Bank in Tokyo, K-Pop Festival” on July 13, 2011 and “Seoul-Tokyo Music Festival 2011” on November 9.

I'm wondering if for is necessary.
  

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Strictly speaking, I'd say yes. To me, it makes the sentence flow more naturally. If we were to replace the (fairly recent) word emceed* with the original term, the use of "for" becomes evident.

  • Strictly speaking, I'd say yes.
  • To me, it makes the sentence flow more naturally.
  • If we were to replace the (fairly recent) word emceed* with the original term, the use of "for" becomes evident.
  • In terms of Hallyu events, she was the master of ceremonies for the “Music Bank in Tokyo, K-Pop Festival” on July 13, 2011 and ( the )“Seoul-Tokyo Music Festival 2011” on November 9.
  • On the other hand, omitting "for" would not change the meaning of the sentence and the reader would still be able to understand what was said.
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Strictly speaking, I'd say yes. To me, it makes the sentence flow more naturally. If we were to replace the (fairly recent) word emceed* with the original term, the use of "for" becomes evident.
In terms of Hallyu events, she was the master of ceremonies for the “Music

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