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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Reach?

0 I called a grocery store. I said to the operator, "Can you reach the meat section?" The operator did not understand me. After I kept repeating myself. She finally realized that I would like to talk to the workers of the section. 02br
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00Are there any better ways to say it? 02br
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0 Hi, 02br 00In a telephone context, 'to reach someone' means 'to speak to someone'. It has the sense that 'reaching' the person was a little difficult. ' 02br 00What you should have said was 'I'm trying to reach the meat section'.

— Clive

  • 0 Hi, 02br 00In a telephone context, 'to reach someone' means 'to speak to someone'.
  • It has the sense that 'reaching' the person was a little difficult.
  • ' 02br 00What you should have said was 'I'm trying to reach the meat section'.
  • ' 02br 02br 00Best wishes, 02br 00Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00In a telephone context, 'to reach someone' means 'to speak to someone'. It has the sense that 'reaching' the person was a little difficult. 02br
00What you said to the operator was 'Can you (the operator) speak to the meat section?' 02br
00What you should have said was 'I'm trying to reach the meat section'. 02br
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0 Department might be a better word than section as well (in a supermarket). 02br
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00Can I speak to the meat department please? 02br
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00Can you put me through to the meat department please? 02br
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00Can you reach the meat section had me visualising someone behind a customer services counter holding the phone in one hand and s
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