To go for something/to go in for something
Hello,
I realize that their definitions are different and they mean different things, but I saw both of them used in the sentences below.
- I don't really go for/go in for team sports.
- She doesn't go/go in for horror movies.
- I go for/go in for tennis and bowls.
I might be wrong (probably am), but "go for" simply means "like", so the speaker likes/doesn't like all of those activities. To go in for something usually suggests to me that the speaker likes/doesn't like to do a particular activity as a hobby or something like that. S/he's actually involved in it. What do you think?
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The usage is determined mostly by sentence rhythm - and these two phrases are usually used in negative statements only. In the following, the word "really" determines which is used: I don't really go in for team sports. I don't go for team sports.
- The usage is determined mostly by sentence rhythm - and these two phrases are usually used in negative statements only.
- In the following, the word "really" determines which is used: I don't really go in for team sports.
- I don't go for team sports.
- She doesn't go for horror movies.
- She doesn't really go in for horror movies.
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The usage is determined mostly by sentence rhythm - and these two phrases are usually used in negative statements only. In the following, the word "really" determines which is used:
I don't really go in for team sports.
I don't go for team sports.
She doesn't go for horror movies.
She doesn't really go in for horror movies.
I don't really
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