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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

liaison

Then there was the Mad Russian, who made her laugh and behaved impossibly badly and proposed to her daily. Some other shorter-lived liaisons, now forgotten. Then Henry.

In the context, the narrator says the word liaison without rendering any moral viewpoint. Though many dictionaries contain moral defects in the word, Longman Advanced American Dictionary says liaison means “a sexual relationship between two people who are not married.” without any further moral angles. And Merriam-Webster says it means “a close bond or connection.” : Can we use this word, liaison, casually like the example?
  

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eipjoo Can we use this word, liaison, casually like the example? Yes. As you see, someone else has done so already.

  • eipjoo Can we use this word, liaison, casually like the example?
  • Yes.
  • As you see, someone else has done so already.
  • For your information, however, you should note that I have never heard the word used in an ordinary conversation.
  • CJ
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eipjooCan we use this word, liaison, casually like the example?
Yes. As you see, someone else has done so already.

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