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Lilwilly Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Acquaintance

Hi,

what do the following words mean? Do they have the same meaning and how can they be used?

passing acquaintance
nodding acquaintance
slight acquaintance.

thanks
  

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Hi Lilwilly; He is a passing acquaintance of mine. He is a nodding acquaintance of mine. We are slightly acquainted.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Hi Lilwilly; He is a passing acquaintance of mine.
  • He is a nodding acquaintance of mine.
  • We are slightly acquainted.
  • These all mean that I have met the other person, but don't know them very well.
  • These terms are arranged in order of how much I know about the other person: 1) stranger 2) passing/nodding acquaintance 3) acquaintance 4) friend 5) best friend
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Hi Lilwilly;

He is a passing acquaintance of mine.
He is a nodding acquaintance of mine.
We are slightly acquainted.

These all mean that I have met the other person, but don't know them very well.

These terms are arranged in order of how much I know about the other person:
1) stranger

2) passing/nodding acquaintance
3) acquaintance
4) frien
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thank you,,now i get it
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