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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Excuses

Is 'excuses' the word I'm looking for and can it be used like this?

Jess is in a meeting with a man in her office when suddenly her cell phone rings. She excuses to the man and gets up to take the call.

  

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anonymous She excuses to the man and gets up to take the call. No, "excuse" doesn't work like that. She excuses herself and gets up to take the call.

  • anonymous She excuses to the man and gets up to take the call.
  • No, "excuse" doesn't work like that.
  • She excuses herself and gets up to take the call.
  • When you have to leave (usually unexpectedly), you excuse yourself .
  • That means you say "Excuse me" or "Please excuse me".
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anonymousShe excuses to the man and gets up to take the call.

No, "excuse" doesn't work like that.

She excuses herself and gets up to take the call.

When you have to leave (usually unexpectedly), you excuse yourself. That means you say "Excuse me" or "Please excuse me".

CJ

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