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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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keep her company//accompy her
0 Alice asked me to 01 b 00 keep her company 02 b 00 while she waited for her husband at the hospital. 02 br
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00 ... 01 b 00 accompany her 02 b 00 ... 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Do both of the above convey a similar idea? Thanks. 0-
02 br
00 ... 01 b 00 accompany her 02 b 00 ... 02 br
02 br
00 Hi, 02 br
02 br
00 Do both of the above convey a similar idea? Thanks. 0-
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02 br 00 Not quite, to me. 01 i 00 To keep one company 02 i 00 carries more the meaning of being a companion for conversation, to stave off loneliness, than does 01 i 00 accompany 02 i 00 , which seems to me to simply ask for escort. The latter is of course more formal.
- 02 br 00 Not quite, to me.
- 01 i 00 To keep one company 02 i 00 carries more the meaning of being a companion for conversation, to stave off loneliness, than does 01 i 00 accompany 02 i 00 , which seems to me to simply ask for escort.
- The latter is of course more formal.
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00 Not quite, to me. 01 i 00 To keep one company 02 i 00 carries more the meaning of being a companion for conversation, to stave off loneliness, than does 01 i 00 accompany 02 i 00 , which seems to me to simply ask for escort. The latter is of course more formal. 0-
00 Not quite, to me. 01 i 00 To keep one company 02 i 00 carries more the meaning of being a companion for conversation, to stave off loneliness, than does 01 i 00 accompany 02 i 00 , which seems to me to simply ask for escort. The latter is of course more formal. 0-
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