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Systemet Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
make an enquiry of
Hi! I've come across such a phrase "to make an enquiry of sb" e.g. here http://casasusegad.com/dialogue/terms-of-trade/ Why is it of? That makes no sense to me. I would expect "about" or "into", but why is it "of"? Is the meaning different? Dictionaries do not help.
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"to make an enquiry of sb" means to ask somebody about something, not to ask about somebody. This pattern is mostly used in formal writing. It may even sound a bit old-fashioned.
- "to make an enquiry of sb" means to ask somebody about something, not to ask about somebody.
- This pattern is mostly used in formal writing.
- It may even sound a bit old-fashioned.
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"to make an enquiry of sb" means to ask somebody about something, not to ask about somebody. This pattern is mostly used in formal writing. It may even sound a bit old-fashioned.
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