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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Did you contact/make contact with any of your old friends
Did you contact/make contact with any of your old friends when you visited your hometown?
Are there marginal differences in meaning between contact and make contact with in the above sample? Thanks.
Are there marginal differences in meaning between contact and make contact with in the above sample? Thanks.
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They are about the same. I don't think you could quantify the difference.
- They are about the same.
- I don't think you could quantify the difference.
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They are about the same. I don't think you could quantify the difference.
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Feebs11They are about the same. I don't think you could quantify the difference.Thanks, Feebs.
But what do you mean by "quantify the difference?"
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Hi Angliholic,
You can use either one and the meaning of the sentence doesn't change at all even subtly (cannot be quantified).
I however stay away from using verb make if I can. It is a weak verb that deadens sentence power. So in this case, I choose contact over make contact with. Here are some other phrases using make that I replace with stronger v
You can use either one and the meaning of the sentence doesn't change at all even subtly (cannot be quantified).
I however stay away from using verb make if I can. It is a weak verb that deadens sentence power. So in this case, I choose contact over make contact with. Here are some other phrases using make that I replace with stronger v
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Hi Angliholic,
You can use either one and the meaning of the sentence doesn't change at all even subtly (i.e., the difference between the two cannot be quantified).
I however stay away from using verb make. It is a weak verb that deadens sentence power. So in this case, I choose contact over make contact with. Here are some other phrases using make th
You can use either one and the meaning of the sentence doesn't change at all even subtly (i.e., the difference between the two cannot be quantified).
I however stay away from using verb make. It is a weak verb that deadens sentence power. So in this case, I choose contact over make contact with. Here are some other phrases using make th
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