taking the time (out)

[englishhobby]

Are both sentences natural? If yes, is there any difference in meaning between them?
1) Thank you for taking the time out to do this interview.
2) [FONT=&quot]Thank you for taking the time to do this interview.[/FONT]

 

[Tarheel]

1) Thank you for taking [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] time out of your busy day to do this interview.

It's natural that way (to me).

Is it common to thank people for participating in an interview?

 

[tedmc]

What about "Thank you for your time to do this interview".

"Taking your time to do this interview" could mean taking one's own sweet time to do the interview.

 

[5jj]

1) Thank you for taking the time out to do this interview.
2) Thank you for taking the time to do this interview.

I find neither particularly natural. I'd use making or finding.

 

[5jj]

Is it common to thank people for participating in an interview?

Quite possibly, if you are a reporter.

 

[emsr2d2]

After a job interview, many people send an email to the person who interviewed them to thank them for taking the time to meet them. It's simply politeness (combined with a little bit of "If I send them a nice polite email of gratitude, maybe I'll have more chance of getting the job"!)

 

[englishhobby]

After a job interview, many people send an email to the person who interviewed them to thank them for taking the time to meet them. It's simply politeness (combined with a little bit of "If I send them a nice polite email of gratitude, maybe I'll have more chance of getting the job"!)

In my case it is an interview as a classsroom activity (a roleplay of a conversation between a reporter and a teacher). So maybe 'Thank you for agreeing to do this interview' could be the best option (I have seen it in some textbooks and used it before already, just wanted to try something different.)

 

[emsr2d2]

In my case, it is an interview as a classroom activity (a roleplay of a conversation between a reporter and a teacher) no full stop here so maybe 'Thank you for agreeing to do this interview' [STRIKE]could be[/STRIKE] might be/is the best option. (I have seen it in some textbooks and used it before [strike]already[/strike]; I just wanted to try something different.)

That's fine. Bear in mind that "do" is optional. It's equally OK to say "Thank you for agreeing to this interview".

 

[jutfrank]

Bear in mind that "do" is optional. It's equally OK to say "Thank you for agreeing to this interview".

I don't agree. That doesn't sound right to me.