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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Join in/ join in on

'We are going to go to Bonfire night…'

Why can I not use join in or join in on here?
  

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The following are okay: We are going to go to the bonfire tonight. We are going to join in on the lighting of the bonfire tonight. We are going to join in when they light the bonfire tonight.

— Anonymous

  • The following are okay: We are going to go to the bonfire tonight.
  • We are going to join in on the lighting of the bonfire tonight.
  • We are going to join in when they light the bonfire tonight.
  • If the event is called "Bonfire Night," then the following are okay: We are going to go to Bonfire Night.
  • We are going to join in on Bonfire Night.
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The following are okay:

We are going to go to the bonfire tonight.

We are going to join in on the lighting of the bonfire tonight.

We are going to join in when they light the bonfire tonight.

If the event is called "Bonfire Night," then the following are okay:

We are going to go to Bonfire Night.

We are going to join in on Bonfire Night.
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