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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs
Hi, can you please explain to me the difference between put across and put forward?
I would like the chance to put across my point of view...
The party is putting forward a proposal to cut the taxes...
I would like the chance to put across my point of view...
The party is putting forward a proposal to cut the taxes...
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Put across - this means introduce the idea and make it public. You are not necessarily in favour. Put forward - this mean promote and press the idea.
- Put across - this means introduce the idea and make it public.
- You are not necessarily in favour.
- Put forward - this mean promote and press the idea.
- You are in favour and want it to be acted upon.
- I hope that helps:)
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Put across - this means introduce the idea and make it public. You are not necessarily in favour.
Put forward - this mean promote and press the idea. You are in favour and want it to be acted upon.
I hope that helps:)
Put forward - this mean promote and press the idea. You are in favour and want it to be acted upon.
I hope that helps:)
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(1) You put your foot forward -you took steps in a positive direction.
(2) You put your ideas across -your ideas were perceived; you 'placed' your ideas somewhere new, that is, you were able to verbalize an idea in an understandable way, so you communicated an idea, a thought, a message. Now, that idea 'crossed the mind' of your audience too and all apprehensively -in a managed, successfully
(2) You put your ideas across -your ideas were perceived; you 'placed' your ideas somewhere new, that is, you were able to verbalize an idea in an understandable way, so you communicated an idea, a thought, a message. Now, that idea 'crossed the mind' of your audience too and all apprehensively -in a managed, successfully
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