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Vincent Ding Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Contact
0 The context may go like this: 02 br
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00 Someone went up to a lawyer and said:"My husband was arrested by the police. Can you get him released with the help of one of your contacts in the police? " 02 br
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00 Here CONTACT is intended to mean someone who you know well or is a friend of. 02 br
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00 I wonder if this expression sound native. If so, is it a formal expression? If not, which shall be the formal substitute? 02 br
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00 thank you all. 02 br
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00 vincent 0-
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00 Someone went up to a lawyer and said:"My husband was arrested by the police. Can you get him released with the help of one of your contacts in the police? " 02 br
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00 Here CONTACT is intended to mean someone who you know well or is a friend of. 02 br
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00 I wonder if this expression sound native. If so, is it a formal expression? If not, which shall be the formal substitute? 02 br
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00 thank you all. 02 br
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00 vincent 0-
Top answer
0 Hi Vincent, 02 br 00 You have a good understanding of this. Yes, using 'contact' sounds native. 02 br 02 br 00 Is it formal?
- 0 Hi Vincent, 02 br 00 You have a good understanding of this.
- Yes, using 'contact' sounds native.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Is it formal?
- Well, I think an aspect you may want to think about is this.
- When we use our contacts in this way, we are sometimes 'bending the rules' a little.
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0 Hi Vincent, 02 br
00 You have a good understanding of this. Yes, using 'contact' sounds native. 02 br
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00 Is it formal? Well, I think an aspect you may want to think about is this. When we use our contacts in this way, we are sometimes 'bending the rules' a little. This is something we do, but perhaps we don't want the whole world to know that we are able to get
00 You have a good understanding of this. Yes, using 'contact' sounds native. 02 br
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00 Is it formal? Well, I think an aspect you may want to think about is this. When we use our contacts in this way, we are sometimes 'bending the rules' a little. This is something we do, but perhaps we don't want the whole world to know that we are able to get
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0 As Clive says, this is a completely idiomatic expression. It's probably about the best word choice for this context. It is not formal, but it is not slang either. If you changed it to something in a higher register you would probably spoil the meaning in one way or another. 02 br
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00 Nevertheless, if you insist on raising the register, then try "with the assistance of
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00 Nevertheless, if you insist on raising the register, then try "with the assistance of
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01 cite 10 Vincent Ding 12 cite 10 The context may go like this: 12 br
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10 Someone went up to a lawyer and said:"My husband was arrested by the police. Can you get him released with the help of one of your contacts in the police? " 12 br
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10 Here CONTACT is intended to mean someone who you know well o
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