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Usenet Posted 21 years ago
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Inform on someone
Can 'inform' be used like this:
I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company.
What does it mean?
I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company.
What does it mean?
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[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. [/nq] From COD10: (inform on): give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority. wrmst rgrds Robin Bignall Hertfordshire England
- [nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company.
- [/nq] From COD10: (inform on): give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority.
- wrmst rgrds Robin Bignall Hertfordshire England
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[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
From COD10:
(inform on): give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire
England
From COD10:
(inform on): give incriminating information about (someone) to the police or other authority.
wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire
England
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simon typed thusly:
[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
It means you reported them to the relevant authorities (management or police) for having done something illegal or not permitted.
David
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[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
It means you reported them to the relevant authorities (management or police) for having done something illegal or not permitted.
David
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[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...
Marius Hancu
whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...
Marius Hancu
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[nq:2]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...[/nq]
In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, and the sort of "whistleblowing" meant is primarily informing on one's supervisor or the company one works for. The term can be used
[nq:1]whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...[/nq]
In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, and the sort of "whistleblowing" meant is primarily informing on one's supervisor or the company one works for. The term can be used
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Robert Lieblich typed thusly:
[nq:2]whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...[/nq]
[nq:1]In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, and the sort of "whistleblowing" meant is primarily informing on ... slang terms for informing on someone. Just off the top of my head: Squeal, rat out, drop a dime, sing.[/nq]
The UK child form of "inform on" changes accordi
[nq:2]whistleblowing, in other words ... I guess ...[/nq]
[nq:1]In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, and the sort of "whistleblowing" meant is primarily informing on ... slang terms for informing on someone. Just off the top of my head: Squeal, rat out, drop a dime, sing.[/nq]
The UK child form of "inform on" changes accordi
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[nq:1]The UK child form of "inform on" changes according to locality. I grew up with "I'm going to tell on you", whereas some regions have "I am going to tell over you". There are probably others.[/nq]
My experience working in Aus provided the form 'to dob someone in'. A campaign urging people to report illegal use of software called on employees to 'dob in a pirate'. No idea about the etymolo
My experience working in Aus provided the form 'to dob someone in'. A campaign urging people to report illegal use of software called on employees to 'dob in a pirate'. No idea about the etymolo
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[nq:1]Robert Lieblich typed thusly:[/nq]
[nq:2]In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, ... of my head: Squeal, rat out, drop a dime, sing.[/nq]
[nq:1]The UK child form of "inform on" changes according to locality. I grew up with "I'm going to tell on you", whereas some regions have "I am going to tell over you". There are probably others.[/nq]
Grass, grass
[nq:2]In the US there are statutes providing protection to whistleblowers, ... of my head: Squeal, rat out, drop a dime, sing.[/nq]
[nq:1]The UK child form of "inform on" changes according to locality. I grew up with "I'm going to tell on you", whereas some regions have "I am going to tell over you". There are probably others.[/nq]
Grass, grass
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[nq:1]Can 'inform' be used like this: I informed on her when I found out she was stealing from the company. What does it mean?[/nq]
It means the woman's cow-worker is a dirty rat. 'An informer is lower than whale *** at the bottom of the ocean.'
Charles Riggs
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It means the woman's cow-worker is a dirty rat. 'An informer is lower than whale *** at the bottom of the ocean.'
Charles Riggs
There are no accented letters in my email address
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[nq:1]My experience working in Aus provided the form 'to dob someone in'. A campaign urging people to report illegal use of software called on employees to 'dob in a pirate'. No idea about the etymology of that one . . .[/nq]
The Australian Oxford says the origin is from English dialect*, 'dob' = to put down or throw down. You can also dob someone in by volunteering them to do an unpleasant ch
The Australian Oxford says the origin is from English dialect*, 'dob' = to put down or throw down. You can also dob someone in by volunteering them to do an unpleasant ch
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