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Is there significant difference between the words "adjoin" and "join"?
The words seem related and are close in meaning. How do the meanings relate to each other? I would like to look at examples where these words mean something slightly different.
Adjoin is usually used to describe properties or places -- something physical -- whereas join can be used of pretty much anything ("joining ideas", "joining together in chant", etc.)
Adjoin is most often used as an adjective, such as in the sentence The adjoining room in the hotel....
"In the joining room" wouldn't have the same meaning and would probably be considered incorrect.
