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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Greeting VS salutation
Do you 'salute' someone with a 'greeting' or you 'greet' them with a 'salutation'?
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You can do either. " In everyday, non formal life, we greet someone with a salutation, but in more formal circumstances, one salutes someone with a greeting.
- You can do either.
- " In everyday, non formal life, we greet someone with a salutation, but in more formal circumstances, one salutes someone with a greeting.
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You can do either. "Salute" is usually used in a bit more formal way, and also includes the connotation of things such as bowing, obviously, the military type of salute, doffing the hat, etc., that is not thought of with a simple "greeting."
An old exhuberent expression when meeting someone was,"Greetings and Salutations."
In everyday, non formal life, we greet someone with a s
An old exhuberent expression when meeting someone was,"Greetings and Salutations."
In everyday, non formal life, we greet someone with a s
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