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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
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hold sentences

I can hold up your secret until you don't ask of me your money.

I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days.

You are held up as an example of an honest man.

Our compnay always holds our staffs to the exact terms of the company rules.

Please correct my sentences.
  

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User_gary I can hold up keep your secret so long as you don't demand money from me . I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days. "I stuck the papers in the book" = I inserted them in the book OR I glued them into the book.

— Feebs11

  • User_gary I can hold up keep your secret so long as you don't demand money from me .
  • I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days.
  • "I stuck the papers in the book" = I inserted them in the book OR I glued them into the book.
  • Which do you mean?
  • [Y] Our comp any always holds its staff/its employees to the exact terms of the company rules.
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User_garyI can hold up keep your secret so long as you don't demand money from me.

I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days. "I stuck the
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I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days.

I really don't know what you mean to say here, but I don't think "hold up" is what you want. What will happen to the papers after a few days? Will they fall out of the book? Will they disintegrate? What are you trying to say?
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Thank you friends.
I stuck the papers in the book but I think they(papers) will hold up only for a few days. "I stuck the papers in the book" = I inserted them in the book OR I glued them into the book. Which do you mean?

I meant I glued them into the book. What is the difference between "I inserted...:" and "I glued...."?
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Hi, Gary. If I said "I stuck the papers in a book" I would mean that I laid the papers between pages of the book and then closed the book -- perhaps to hide the papers from someone, or use them as a bookmark, or because I wanted to keep them with the book or keep them from getting lost. I could imagine a conversation like this: "Where are those papers I gave you yesterday?" "I don't know -- I t
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