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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

I will have/get/make my assistant call you later today.

Dear all,
I would like to know whether the following sentences are correct and have the same meaning.
1) I will have my assistant call you later today.
2) I will get my assistant to call you later today.
3) I will make my assistant call you later today.
  

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cat navy 425 1) I will have my assistant call you later today. 2) I will get my assistant to call you later today. These are OK and mean about the same.

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  • cat navy 425 1) I will have my assistant call you later today.
  • 2) I will get my assistant to call you later today.
  • These are OK and mean about the same.
  • cat navy 425 3) I will make my assistant call you later today.
  • "make" is too strong for usual contexts (too much of a sense of forcing someone to do something against their will).
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cat navy 4251) I will have my assistant call you later today.
2) I will get my assistant to call you later today.

These are OK and mean about the same.

cat navy 4253) I will make my assistant call you later today.

"make" is too strong for usual contexts (too much of a sense of forcing someone to do something ag

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