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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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1b00I'm committed to creating our company's web site.02b02br
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01b00I'm dedicationg myself to creating our company's web site.02b02br
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00Are my sentences correct and natural to say?02br
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00Thanks02br
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0They're both correct and natural, but they don't mean the same thing. "Committed" can mean you made a promise or signed a contract to do it under certain conditions. 02br 02br 00Dedicating (no "o") yourself usually means that will be your ONLY committment - raison d'etre 0-

  • 0They're both correct and natural, but they don't mean the same thing.
  • "Committed" can mean you made a promise or signed a contract to do it under certain conditions.
  • 02br 02br 00Dedicating (no "o") yourself usually means that will be your ONLY committment - raison d'etre 0-
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0They're both correct and natural, but they don't mean the same thing. "Committed" can mean you made a promise or signed a contract to do it under certain conditions. Or it can mean you personally decided you'd do everything in your power to be the one chosen by the company to do the job.02br
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00Dedicating (no "o") yourself usually means that will be your ONLY committmen
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0Thanks, Avangi. I get the difference.0-
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0Hi LiJ, I've been worrying a little about "dedicated," and I double checked my dictionary. It's one of those deals where they list several meanings. The principal meaning is dedicated to one purpose, like a dedicated phone line; But I believe I have heard it used as a synonym for "committed," and the dictionary seems to agree. Sorry for any inconvenience. - A.0-
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0In a business context if you've been dedicated to a project, it means you will do it full time. But you don't "dedicate yourself" with that meaning. The prior interpretation of "I'm going to dedicate myself to..." does sound like it's your new raison d'etre.0-
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11b10I'm committed to creating our company's web site.12b12br
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10I'm dedicated to creating our company's web site.02br
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00Is this correct to say the similar meaning?0-
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0Hi LiJ, I'm still tryin' - 02br
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00If you're speaking of a personal committment / dedication, yes, it's fine to treat them as equivalent.02br
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00As GG pointed out, the other meaning would be if your company assigned you to work 01u00only / solely / full-time02u00 on that project, your time would be "dedicated" to that pro
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0Thank you so much, Avangi.02br
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00Got it!0-

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