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Tinanam0102 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Put toward

Hi teachers,

Is this sentence common and natural? I found it on the net.

You can return the pot and put toward something better.
Thanks
TN
  

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It is grammatical at least. What is the context?

  • It is grammatical at least.
  • What is the context?
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It is grammatical at least.
What is the context?
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tinanam0102Is this sentence common and natural?
It seems to have a missing pronoun:

You can return the pot and put it toward something better.

The structure is natural, but the meaning without further context is murky.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

You bought a set of pans and pots for someone and they might not like it. So you say to them: 'If you think it's cheap, you can return it and put it toward something better.'

1. Is it the way you would use 'put it toward something better'? in this situation?
2. I learned this phrase: take it back. Is this correct? Or you can take it back to the sto
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tinanam01021. Is it the way you would use 'put it toward something better'? in this situation?
Probably 'put the money/refund..' instead.
tinanam0102. I learned this phrase: take it back. Is this correct? Or you can take it back to the store?
Yes, that's common. 'Take it back' or 'return it'.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks for your help.
TN

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