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	Angliholic  #482598  Thu, 28 Feb 08 01:55 AM Cheerleaders in Taiwan hand out plastic cones to fans at the games. Then they lead the fans in beating their cones together in complicated rhythems to cheer on the team. It feels a lot more interactive than in the United States.   Hi, Can I replace "at the games" in the above with "in the games?" Besides, is it all right to say "to beat//to beating" instead of "in beating?" Thanks.    Angliholic Joined on Wed, Feb 14 2007 SomewhereinFormosa Veteran Member (5,511) Without true love, life is meaningless and worthless since our physical world is nothing but a dream. ~~Angliholic~~簡瑞達

	Mister Micawber  #482651  Thu, 28 Feb 08 04:04 AM . Not normally; neither the cheerleaders nor the fans are participating in the games-- that would be chaos! No-- when we are talking of leaders who perform some action for others to mimic, 'lead (somebody) in doing something' is the correct phrase. .     Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (22,250) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Futurehuman11  #482680  Thu, 28 Feb 08 05:56 AM Agree with last poster.    Futurehuman11 Joined on Sat, Dec 1 2007 Junior Member (77)

	New2grammar  #482682  Thu, 28 Feb 08 06:03 AM One quick question, can I take out the 'on' preposition, 'cheer the team'?    New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member (7,676) Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?
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	Yankee  #484192  Sun, 02 Mar 08 09:07 PM  Hi N2G Yes, you could omit the word 'on', but the word 'on' adds a sense of duration to the cheering.       Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,255) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Marius Hancu  #484216  Sun, 02 Mar 08 11:35 PM try during the games     Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Yankee  #484236  Mon, 03 Mar 08 01:26 AM The use of 'during' doesn't actually change or add to the sense of the duration of the cheering, however. For example, I can say "I fell during the race."  That doesn't mean that my fall was of particularly long duration.     Yankee