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Discusman Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Can I say this?...

0Catching up 01b00with02b00 the reading?02br
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00Catch up 01b00to02b00 someone?02br
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12br 12br 10Am I using the word correctly? Please correct... Thanks12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00If I catch up with something, I had been lagging and now am on schedule.

— Philip

  • 12br 12br 10Am I using the word correctly?
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  • Thanks12br 12br 12blockquote 11font 00If I catch up with something, I had been lagging and now am on schedule.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00If I catch up to someone, I am now in contact, either in person or on a mechanical device.
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01cite10Discusman12cite10Catching up 11b10with12b10 the reading?12br
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10Catch up 11b10to12b10 someone?12br
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10Am I using the word correctly? Please correct... Thanks12br
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0My brother used to be a Data Entry person in a small company and now he is an IT project manager for one of these top notch companies. I need to 01b00catch up to02b00 him since I don't even have a job. 02br
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00Do these sentences make a sense to you?02br
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01cite10Discusman12cite10My brother used to be a Data Entry person in a small company and now he is an IT project manager for one of these top notch companies. I need to 11b10catch up to12b10 him since I don't even have a job. 12br
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0Ok, Thanks.02br
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00I also get confused with the verb tense. For example, I would normally keep my office door closed after I 01b00leave/left02b00?02br
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00I saw a suspicious guy wandering around in the hall way before I 01b00leave/left02b00 the building.0-
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