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Masanori Takaoka Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
mention vs refer to
"Now that you mention it, there is one thing I wanted to ask you about noise."
In this case, can 'mention' be replaced by 'refer to'?
And why or why not?
In this case, can 'mention' be replaced by 'refer to'?
And why or why not?
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The phrase "now that you mention it" is idiomatic in English, and is exactly appropriate for this situation. So you can't say "now that you refer to it" in this situation. In fact, the phrase "now that you refer to it" is awkward, since it resembles "now that you mention it", and thus could be confusing.
- The phrase "now that you mention it" is idiomatic in English, and is exactly appropriate for this situation.
- So you can't say "now that you refer to it" in this situation.
- In fact, the phrase "now that you refer to it" is awkward, since it resembles "now that you mention it", and thus could be confusing.
- I would go as far as to say that you would never use "now that you refer to it" in English, in any context.
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The phrase "now that you mention it" is idiomatic in English, and is exactly appropriate for this situation. So you can't say "now that you refer to it" in this situation. In fact, the phrase "now that you refer to it" is awkward, since it resembles "now that you mention it", and thus could be confusing. I would go as far as to say that you would never use "now that you refer to it" in English,
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