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Voynich Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Meet vs come into contact with

Are there any differences between "I met John yesterday" and "I came into contact with John yesterday"? Thanks in advance!
  

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The first is perfectly natural. The second is awkward and strange -- suggesting that you came into contact through some elaborate indirect process. Is that a Japanese Racoon Dog in your photo?

— Khoff

  • The first is perfectly natural.
  • The second is awkward and strange -- suggesting that you came into contact through some elaborate indirect process.
  • Is that a Japanese Racoon Dog in your photo?
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The first is perfectly natural. The second is awkward and strange -- suggesting that you came into contact through some elaborate indirect process.

Is that a Japanese Racoon Dog in your photo?
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The first is perfectly natural. The second is awkward and strange -- suggesting that you came into contact through some elaborate indirect process.
For example, in case that John is in the high echelon of a company, and it's hard to have an appoint with him, saying "I came into contact with John" sounds right?

Is that a Japanese Racoon Dog in your
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voynichFor example, in case that John is in the high echelon of a company, and it's hard to have an appoint with him, saying "I came into contact with John" sounds right?
No. "Come into contact with" is used like this:
If you come into contact with someone that has a communicable disease, you are at risk of contracting the same disease.
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voynichNo, it's a Pallas's cat,
I thought it was Grumpy Fat Cat!
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GPYI thought it was Grumpy Fat Cat!
It might well be! These cats don't make good pets.
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