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I'm not sure what to think of the attend vs. participate tangent, but I'd say offhand that if you attend an event you are participating in that event too, and then there are levels of participation. Today I'd go so far as to say that if I attend an event, I am participating by gracing others with my very presence, even if I'm only off in the corner by myself grumbling about how dumb it is to go to events... but that's just because I think so highly of myself... so is it a question of self esteem... See more
I'm not sure what to think of the attend vs. participate tangent, but I'd say offhand that if you attend an event you are participating in that event too, and then there are levels of participation. Today I'd go so far as to say that if I attend an event, I am participating by gracing others with my very presence, even if I'm only off in the corner by myself grumbling about how dumb it is to go to events... but that's just because I think so highly of myself... so is it a question of self esteem? Looking forward to the self esteem vs. ego debate. ▲ Collapse
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Angie Garbarino Local time: 05:04 Member (2003) French to Italian + ...
When I attended and will attend
Mar 27
Bruce Springsteen concerts, I was not and will not whatching TV, in my perspective I am taking part (participate) to an event even if I am not on stage
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Zea_Mays Italy Local time: 05:04 Member (2009) English to German + ...
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Mar 27
There seems to be plenty of material on the net on the question, so we don't need to waste time here (but _translators_ should really know the difference).
Bruce Springsteen concerts, I was not and will not whatching TV, in my perspective I am taking part (participate) to an event even if I am not on stage
Come on, Angie, we all know Bruce is the only participant (and maybe Max, if he is drumming) and everyone else is just silently standing there, receiving...
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Angie Garbarino Local time: 05:04 Member (2003) French to Italian + ...
Oh yes
Mar 27
Jared Tabor wrote:
Angie Garbarino wrote:
Bruce Springsteen concerts, I was not and will not whatching TV, in my perspective I am taking part (participate) to an event even if I am not on stage
Come on, Angie, we all know Bruce is the only participant (and maybe Max, if he is drumming) and everyone else is just silently standing there, receiving...
Very silently
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