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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

join/attend

what is the different? and how will I use it in an invitation letter?
  

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You join an organization-- that is, become a member. Joining generally suggests becoming an intrinsic part of a group. You attend meetings, conferences, classes, etc, where your attendance is not necessarily so important to the function-- you are usually there just to sit and listen.

— Mister Micawber

  • You join an organization-- that is, become a member.
  • Joining generally suggests becoming an intrinsic part of a group.
  • You attend meetings, conferences, classes, etc, where your attendance is not necessarily so important to the function-- you are usually there just to sit and listen.
  • There are also specific collocations, such as: you usually join a party, unless it is a large and formal one, which you would more likely attend .
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You join an organization-- that is, become a member. Joining generally suggests becoming an intrinsic part of a group. You attend meetings, conferences, classes, etc, where your attendance is not necessarily so important to the function-- you are usually there just to sit and listen. There are also specific collocations, such as: you usually join a party, unl
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i understand from Mister Micawber's explanations that attend for the general meetings, and join for the warm/intimate meetings..right?
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You attend meetings
I would not recommend 'join' for meetings of any size. I know that you will discover exceptions to any suggestion I make, but it has been my experience that my Japanese ESL students invariably use 'join' when they mean 'attend' or simply 'go to'.
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