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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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find/get/have no work

Valjean can find/get/have no work because he has a criminanl past/record.

Do all of the bolded words convey a similar idea in the above?

Are "a criminal past" and "a criminal record" all but identical in meaning? Thanks.
  

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Hi, Valjean can find/get/have no work because he has a criminanl past/record . Do all of the bolded words convey a similar idea in the above? 'Find' and 'get' are very similar here, in the sense of 'obtain'.

  • Hi, Valjean can find/get/have no work because he has a criminanl past/record .
  • Do all of the bolded words convey a similar idea in the above?
  • 'Find' and 'get' are very similar here, in the sense of 'obtain'.
  • 'Have' in the sense of 'possess' is not suitable.
  • First, you find or get a job.
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Hi,

Valjean can find/get/have no work because he has a criminanl past/record.

Do all of the bolded words convey a similar idea in the above? 'Find' and 'get' are very similar here, in the sense of 'obtain'. 'Have' in the sense of 'possess' is not suitable.

First, you find or get a job.

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