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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Encounter/meet with unfamiliar situations
About 20 percent of babies show abnormal signs of distress when they see strangers or encounter unfamiliar situations.
Hi,
Is "encounter" in the above interchangeable with "meet with?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is "encounter" in the above interchangeable with "meet with?" Thanks.
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No. We use 'meet' usually regarding people (or maybe animals) but not situations. You could say when they meet strangers, for example.
- No.
- We use 'meet' usually regarding people (or maybe animals) but not situations.
- You could say when they meet strangers, for example.
- I know a lot of non-native speakers seem to use 'meet' in other contexts (one example is that quite often people here say something like 'I met this word in a dictionary') so I suspect there is a carry-over from some other languages where 'meet' has a wider meaning.
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No. We use 'meet' usually regarding people (or maybe animals) but not situations. You could say when they meet strangers, for example.
I know a lot of non-native speakers seem to use 'meet' in other contexts (one example is that quite often people here say something like 'I met this word in a dictionary') so I suspect there is a carry-over from some other languages where 'meet' has a wi
I know a lot of non-native speakers seem to use 'meet' in other contexts (one example is that quite often people here say something like 'I met this word in a dictionary') so I suspect there is a carry-over from some other languages where 'meet' has a wi
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