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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? May 17

Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. I have put a call into him / call for him. ( I was telling person A that I had called person B and left a voice message)

2. I wish we could have known each other better. (this was a parting comment)

3. Is there a way by which I can access the file but not have to log in?

Thanks,

MG.
  

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Musicgold 1. I have put a call into him / call for him. ( I was telling person A that I had called person B and left a voice message) No, neither of those is natural.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • Musicgold 1.
  • I have put a call into him / call for him.
  • ( I was telling person A that I had called person B and left a voice message) No, neither of those is natural.
  • If you say you PUT something INTO something, that really implies INSERTION of some kind.
  • For example you can PUT a coin INTO a vending machine, or you can PUT a car INTO first gear (in that case the insertion is figurative not literal).
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Musicgold1. I have put a call into him / call for him. ( I was telling person A that I had called person B and left a voice message)
No, neither of those is natural. If you say you PUT something INTO something, that really implies INSERTION of some kind. For example you can PUT a coin INTO a vending machine, or you can PUT a car INTO first gear (in that case t
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Musicgold1. I have put a call into him ... ( I was telling person A that I had called person B and left a voice message)
Not completely natural, no. Why not just I called him and left a message?

Musicgold2. I wish we could have known each other better.
Again, this could be improved a bit. I believe I'd sa
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