membership

[david11]

I would like to get a membership in(or with) your library.

Is this the correct way to politely express our willingness to get membership?

 

[Barb_D]

I would like to become a member of your library.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would like to join the/this library.

If you are actually standing at the main desk of the library, I don't think there is any need to describe it as "your library". In BrE, we frequently use "join" to mean "become a member". I don't know if that works in AmE.

I joined a gym.
I joined the library.

 

[david11]

I would like to become a member of your library.

My following question is going to be about the membership options. So, I just want to use the word membership in my question itself.

 

[emsr2d2]

My following question is going to be about the membership options. So, I just want to use the word membership in my question itself.

That's fine. I was just giving you the alternative. There's no reason why you couldn't say "I would like to join the library. What are the different membership options?"

 

[david11]

I would like to join the/this library.

If you are actually standing at the main desk of the library, I don't think there is any need to describe it as "your library".

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I see a lot people here(India) using your when refering to the place there are in.

Does your shop have these books?

What plans do your company offer?

(May be they want to make sure that they are speaking to the right person)

 

[david11]

What are the different membership options?"

Which preposition that comes membership(in or with)?

Can I use types of membership instead options?

 

[emsr2d2]

Which preposition that comes membership(in or with)?

Can I use types of membership instead options?

The normal preposition, if the word "membership" precedes the institution involved, is "of".

My membership of the AA has just expired.
He admitted to his membership of the Nazi party.

There are other possibilities of course:

Can I have full membership with added extras?
I would like to take out family membership with my wife.
I'm going to lose my membership in two weeks.

"Types of membership" sounds OK to me. I have occasionally seen "Memberships", ie:

Memberships available: Adult/Child/OAP
Memberships offered: Peak/Off-peak

 

[david11]

The normal preposition, if the word "membership" precedes the institution involved, is "of".

I see 2080 examples for "membership in" in COCA.(I know some of them may not be standard but I just want to know your view on that.)

He admitted to his membership of the Nazi party.

What does admitted to mean in this context? Does it mean "He has given a membership of Nazi party"?

 

[emsr2d2]

I see 2080 examples for "membership in" in COCA.(I know some of them may not be standard but I just want to know your view on that.)

I can't actually think of an example sentence using "membership in" so could you post an example sentence please?

What does admitted to mean in this context? Does it mean "He has given a membership of Nazi party"?

No. Here, it's the verb "to admit" meaning "to acknowledge something as true". Being a member of the Nazi party is not something which most people would wish to be made public. They would probably normally deny that they were ever a member. However, in this example, the person has admitted it.

See above.

 

[david11]

Here is an example:

Yanukovych is opposed to Ukrainianmembership in NATO and is not likely to push the issue. Thus for the next few years, if not longer, the issue of Ukrainian membership in NATO is likely to be put on the back burner.

 

[david11]

He admitted to his crime.

Is this okay?(Though I think "He confessed his crime" would be appropriate)

 

[emsr2d2]

Here is an example:

Yanukovych is opposed to Ukrainianmembership in NATO and is not likely to push the issue. Thus for the next few years, if not longer, the issue of Ukrainian membership in NATO is likely to be put on the back burner.

I would have used "membership of" here. I think "membership in" sounds very unnatural but, as I said, it might only be the case in BrE.

 

[emsr2d2]

He admitted to his crime.

Is this okay?(Though I think "He confessed his crime" would be appropriate)

He confessed to the crime.
He admitted to having committed the offence.

Please stick to one question at a time. You just added two new posts to the thread in quick succession. It's going to get very confusing. Ask a question, wait for an answer (or preferably a few answers) before posting yet another question. Thanks.

 

[david11]

Please stick to one question at a time. You just added two new posts to the thread in quick succession. It's going to get very confusing. Ask a question, wait for an answer (or preferably a few answers) before posting yet another question. Thanks.

I just wanted to add those two questions in one post itself but I don't know how to quote what you have said inside my quote.

 

[TheParser]

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IMHO, I do not think that too many Americans associate "membership" with a "library." I think that "membership" refers

to membership in a private club.

IMHO. many people would simply walk into a library and say something like:

Excuse me. Would you tell me how I can apply for a library card?

 

[david11]

Would you tell me how I can apply for a library card?

Some people use this one too here.