Enjoyment vs joy
Hello, everyone
I just wanted to ask whether the following statement is semantically fine:
"Everything about our cinema is designed for the enjoyment of our valued guests."
I ask because I personally would've used joy instead of enjoyment. The phrase, the enjoyment of our valued guests, sounds to me as if someone is enjoying the guests, which is definitely not the case.
Thank you.
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Surfer I just wanted to ask whether the following statement is semantically fine: Semantically? Yes. Stylistically?
- Surfer I just wanted to ask whether the following statement is semantically fine: Semantically?
- Yes.
- Stylistically?
- Meh.
- It is in a well-worn commercial formula, and a native reader does not even see the ambiguity until you point it out.
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SurferI just wanted to ask whether the following statement is semantically fine:
Semantically? Yes. Stylistically? Meh. It is in a well-worn commercial formula, and a native reader does not even see the ambiguity until you point it out. The alternative is bad, "Everything about our cinema is designed for our valued guests' enjoyment."
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