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Good evening sir, assume there is an event is going on. there will be a person to say what event comes next and thank the conducted event . how will we call that person? such as comparing(not sure )
 

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Good evening[strike] sir[/strike],
Assume there is an event is going on. There will be a person who [strike]to[/strike] says what event comes next and thank the people who performed? [strike]conducted event[/strike]. What do [strike]will[/strike] we call that person? such as comparing(not sure )

Many of us are not men, so please do not use "sir" as a greeting.
Remember to use capital letters at the start of your sentences.
I don't know what your part in blue means.

The person who runs a show is the MC or Master of Ceremonies. In the US, we call that person the "em-cee" for MC. You could also call that person simply "the host."
 

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I think you were trying to use the word "compere" which is a word meaning this type of host of an event. It sounds like "compare" when spoken except that the stress is on the first syllable, not the second.

Ricky Gervais will be compering the event this year.
 
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That is not a word I've heard before. I guess it hasn't jumped the pond.
 

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Compère, noun and verb, is quite common in BrE. We don't always bother with the accent.
 

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I learned something new too. I've never heard this word before, which is why I didn't recognize "compare" in that context. Thanks.

If you did use it in the sentence ems gave, I'd say "He'll be comparing it to what?"
 

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Compère, noun and verb, is quite common in BrE. We don't always bother with the accent.

I tried to use the accent but my keyboard will only do an acute accent, not grave.
 

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I tried to use the accent but my keyboard will only do an acute accent, not grave.
That's a cute problem. However, as many native speakers ignore the accents anyway, it's not really grave.
 

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thank you very much
 
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