Learn English – “Everyone who’s interested in” or “Everyone who has interest in”

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I'm preparing a text for a website and can't figure out which of these phrases I should use:

"This is the meeting point for everyone who’s interested in (…)"

"This is the meeting point for everyone who has interest in (…)"

Which is correct?

Best Answer

OP's second version is not standard English usage. Simplifying slightly...

1: John is interested in baseball (standard phrasing: John finds baseball interesting)
2: *John has interest in baseball (completely unacceptable)
3: John has an interest in baseball (valid, but relatively uncommon)
4: John has interests in baseball (see note below)

Note - #4 is a completely different usage to #1, relating to senses 2, 3, 4 here It would normally be understood as meaning John gains financial or other benefits from baseball. But #3 could be used with either of senses #1 or #4, so it's probably best avoided unless the context makes everything clear.

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