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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

connect with//communicate with//contact one another

As it grows in popularity, MySpace will be coming to many more countries. It gives users the opportunity to connect with one another around the globe.
... communicate with one another ...
... contact one another ...

Hi,
Do the last two of the above correctly interpret the first? Thanks.
  

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More or less. However, "connect with" could be read in two different ways here. It could either mean a literal data connection, or it could mean something like "establish a relationship/rapport with".

  • More or less.
  • However, "connect with" could be read in two different ways here.
  • It could either mean a literal data connection, or it could mean something like "establish a relationship/rapport with".
  • In the latter case, it implies slightly more than "contact" or "communicate".
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More or less.

However, "connect with" could be read in two different ways here. It could either mean a literal data connection, or it could mean something like "establish a relationship/rapport with". In the latter case, it implies slightly more than "contact" or "communicate".

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