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Taka Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Make use of
Is "make use of" semantically exactly the same as the verb "use"? Or is there any difference?
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use is the common form. It sounds a little unnatural to say eg Can I make use of your phone? make use of sometimes suggests, in my opinion, that you are using something way that is not its primary purpose.
- use is the common form.
- It sounds a little unnatural to say eg Can I make use of your phone?
- make use of sometimes suggests, in my opinion, that you are using something way that is not its primary purpose.
- eg He made use of his car key to open a beer bottle.
- Clive
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use is the common form. It sounds a little unnatural to say
eg Can I make use of your phone?
make use of sometimes suggests, in my opinion, that you are using something way that is not its primary purpose.
eg He made use of his car
eg Can I make use of your phone?
make use of sometimes suggests, in my opinion, that you are using something way that is not its primary purpose.
eg He made use of his car
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Cliveuse is the common form. It sounds a little unnatural to sayeg Can I make use of your phone?One of the dictionaries I have (English-Japanse) has this example. Do you think it sounds a bit unnatural?
Do you want to make use of this camera?
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It sounds okay to me as a stand-alone question, but it's difficult to judge without any context.
To "make use of something," at least in my opinion, might suggest that you're going to do something useful with a thing that seems pretty useless to others (find some application for it). Sometimes, however, no difference between "use" and "make use of" is intended, and they both essentialy am
To "make use of something," at least in my opinion, might suggest that you're going to do something useful with a thing that seems pretty useless to others (find some application for it). Sometimes, however, no difference between "use" and "make use of" is intended, and they both essentialy am
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One of the dictionaries I have (English-Japanse) has this example. Do you think it sounds a bit unnatural?
Yes, in the sense that it sounds a bit stiff and formal.
Do you want to make use of this camera?
Yes, in the sense that it sounds a bit stiff and formal.
Do you want to make use of this camera?
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