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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Business & Finance
ingratiation - is that correct?
Hi ! I have a question
is that sentence correct?
"He was very crafty and by ingratiation he persuaded his boss to give him a raise."
I'm really curious if word "ingratiation" is well used
is that sentence correct?
"He was very crafty and by ingratiation he persuaded his boss to give him a raise."
I'm really curious if word "ingratiation" is well used
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That's OK, but the noun form is uncommon. "
- That's OK, but the noun form is uncommon.
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That's OK, but the noun form is uncommon.
More usual is
eg "He was very crafty, and by ingratiating himself with his boss he persuaded him to give him a raise."
More usual is
eg "He was very crafty, and by ingratiating himself with his boss he persuaded him to give him a raise."
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