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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Fun / joy

Can I say,

Sometimes she meets her neighbours there and they have joy / fun / happiness / laughter swimming together.
  

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Hi, Can I say, Sometimes she meets her neighbours there and they have joy / fun / happiness / laughter swimming together. ''Joy' is a more profound emotion, and is not appropriate in a context like this. 'Fun' is the best and most common choice.

  • Hi, Can I say, Sometimes she meets her neighbours there and they have joy / fun / happiness / laughter swimming together.
  • ''Joy' is a more profound emotion, and is not appropriate in a context like this.
  • 'Fun' is the best and most common choice.
  • We don't normally say 'we have happiness'.
  • We say 'we are happy'.
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Hi,
Can I say,

Sometimes she meets her neighbours there and they have joy / fun / happiness / laughter swimming together.

''Joy' is a more profound emotion, and is not appropriate in a context like this.

'Fun' is the best and most common choice.

We don't normally say 'we have happiness'. We say 'we are happy'. Again, 'happiness' is a more profound word than

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