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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Formal complaint

Hi.
What's the meaning of 'formal complaint' in:
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I'm submitting a formal complaint to the players - the games are far too interesting. They should be rationed to only one exciting game per round, as it is not fair to chess journalists. - (after Round 2 of The London Chess Classic 2011) - John Saunders"
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He's being sarcastic in this context. A formal complaint would likely be a written one.

  • He's being sarcastic in this context.
  • A formal complaint would likely be a written one.
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He's being sarcastic in this context.

A formal complaint would likely be a written one.
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And you use 'to' after 'complaint'?What does it mean?
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soheil1And you use 'to' after 'complaint'?What does it mean?
submit a complaint to the players

has the same pattern as

send a letter to the players
throw the ball to the coach
sell a car to Jack

The noun phrase after "to" tells us the recipient.

CJ

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