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Hotmale Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Join in vs join

Hello,

I'd like to ask you if there is any diiference between these sentences.

"100 people joined their wedding."
"100 people joined in their wedding."

I looked up both words and I cannot see a difference between them. Can they perhaps be used interchangeably?

Thank you
  

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They are not natural in American English . We don't "join" an event, we join (become a member of) an organization. We "attend" or "participate in" a wedding.

— AlpheccaStars

  • They are not natural in American English .
  • We don't "join" an event, we join (become a member of) an organization.
  • We "attend" or "participate in" a wedding.
  • Here are a couple of American English sentences: Bobby joined the Boy Scouts when he was 8 years old.
  • At the beginning of every meeting the boy scouts and their leaders all join in and sing the National Anthem.
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They are not natural in American English.

We don't "join" an event, we join (become a member of) an organization.
We "attend" or "participate in" a wedding.

Here are a couple of American English sentences:

Bobby joined the Boy Scouts when he was 8 years old.
At the beginning of every meeting the boy scouts and their leaders all join in and s
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars.

Could you please explain to me why in the second sentence you used "joined in" and not "join?
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