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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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We tried a lot to elevate the people out of poverty.

  

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Anonymous We tried a lot to elevate the people out of poverty. That's OK. It seems rather formal to me.

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  • Anonymous We tried a lot to elevate the people out of poverty.
  • That's OK.
  • It seems rather formal to me.
  • I would say 'get people out of poverty'.
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AnonymousWe tried a lot to elevate the people out of poverty.

That's OK. It seems rather formal to me.

I would say 'get people out of poverty'.

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