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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

resign vs stop going

0Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that he has resigned from the church where controversial sermons by his former pastor and other ministers created political headaches for his campaign.02br
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00Can I replace resigned from with "stopped going to"?02br
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0 Not quite, that's only one of the consequences of resigning. Read again the dictionary page for resign. 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Not quite, that's only one of the consequences of resigning.
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0 Not quite, that's only one of the consequences of resigning. Read again the dictionary page for resign. 0-
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1b003. 02b00To relinquish (a privilege, right, or claim). See Synonyms 02br
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00While on this topic, I would like to know if I can say the following02br
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00I would like to resign from my gym. 02br
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00According to the meaning, it's OK but doesn't sound right to me.02br
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0"Resigned" is more official than "stopped going," and more permanent.0-
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0Thanks, khoff. The reason it doesn't fit my sentence is that my sentence is way too casual for it. I would need to become a senator before I could say that 050010id1
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1i00intransitive verb02i02br
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01b001 a02b00 01b00:02b00 to give up, relinquish, or forswear one's office, rank, 01b00membership02b00, post, or charge especially formally and definitely -- often used with 01i00from02i00 01b00<01i00resign02i
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1i00To stop going02i00 simply means you don't go to that spot. You can still be a member and don't go there (any more). 02br
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01i00To resign02i00 is to ask to have your name removed/erased/taken off (from) the membership list. 0-
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0Okay, I think I need to tell this story. My husband is a very principled, rational atheist (and a very moral, ethical person). When he was in high school (that is, about 17 years old), he walked into the office of the church his family belonged to and said, "I'd like to resign from the church. I don't believe any of this." The startled pastor (or priest or minister, I don't remember what de
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0>There's the difference. True story.02br
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0Thanks, MH and Khoff. So, I can say resign from my gym if I really mean to quit forever.0-
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