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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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I never recover/get back/retrieve the money

0Although the thief was caught, I never recovered the money he stole from me.02br
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00Can I replace "recovered" in the above with "get back//retrieve" without making a change in meaning? Thanks.0-
  

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01i00Get back02i00 is OK; 01i00retrieve02i00 is not.0-
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0Thanks, Mister.02br
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00But could you explain in a few words why retrieve doesn't work?0-

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