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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Have I correctly used 'gain' in the sentence? Or should I say 'acquire' instead?
Have I correctly used 'gain' in the sentence? Or should I say 'acquire' instead?
1. Dad hopes that I will gain/acquire the additional knowledge and skills I need in order to succeed in my chosen career.
2. Pastor Jackson hopes that I will gain/acquire the godly wisdom I need in order to rise to the challenges of modern times.
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Rommel Have I correctly used 'gain' in the sentence? Yes. Rommel Or should I say 'acquire' instead?
- Rommel Have I correctly used 'gain' in the sentence?
- Yes.
- Rommel Or should I say 'acquire' instead?
- That's your choice.
- 'acquire' is a higher class word, but that may be inappropriate for the context where you want to use it.
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RommelHave I correctly used 'gain' in the sentence?
Yes.
RommelOr should I say 'acquire' instead?
That's your choice. 'acquire' is a higher class word, but that may be inappropriate for the context where you want to use it.
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