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Is It Correct to Say "Set Up an Appointment" ?

Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"?
Thanks in advance for your input
  

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[/nq] Although I'd probably say "make an appointment," "set up an appointment" sounds fine to me. Regards, John

  • [/nq] Although I'd probably say "make an appointment," "set up an appointment" sounds fine to me.
  • Regards, John
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[nq:1]Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"?[/nq]
Although I'd probably say "make an appointment," "set up an appointment" sounds fine to me.
Regards,
John
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[nq:2]Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"?[/nq]
[nq:1]Although I'd probably say "make an appointment," "set up an appointment" sounds fine to me.[/nq]
I think I'd be more likely to say it if I were arranging an appointment between two other people than if I were making the appointment for myself. Or I might ask my secretary to set up an appointment for me with a third party. But I
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[nq:1]Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"?[/nq]
Yes, if that's what you mean.
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[nq:1]Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"?[/nq]
Yes. And in case you were wondering, "set an appointment up" is also correct, although less common.

Mark Brader > "Simple things should be simple." Alan Kay, on UIs (Email Removed) > "Too many ... try to make complex things simple ... Toronto > and succeed ... only in making simple things complex."
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[nq:1]Is it correct to say "set up an appointment"? Thanks in advance for your input[/nq]
It depends on the circumstances.
You usually make an appointment for yourself.
You would set up an appointment for several people, usually on behalf of someone else.
So a boss might say to a secretary, "Set up an appointment for me to meet whatisname and thingamajic next week."

Steve

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