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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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retrieve

0A man, in his forties, has retrieved 5 bodies in the lake over the past 5 days.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00recovered (01i 01u 00from02u 02i 00 the lake)02br 02br 00Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00recovered (01i 01u 00from02u 02i 00 the lake)02br 02br 00Clive0-
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0Clive, I've been thinking why retrieve can be used is the context. As far as I know, retrieve means to get back or regain something. So you must lose or misplace something before you can retrieve it. Is it because people are first missing/lost so retrieve fits in contexts like this?02br
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00I think you're suggesting "retrieve something FROM". If so, I agree. Thanks.0-
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0To my ear, retrieving from a lake is something your dog (e.g., a Labrador retriever) does with a duck, so recover sounds a bit more respectful. But yes, bodies can be retrieved from a lake because they were first missing, for instance after a boating accident. 0-
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0Thanks, Delmobile!0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I've been thinking why retrieve can be used is the context. As far as I know, retrieve means to get back or regain something. So you must lose or misplace something before you can retrieve it. Is it because people are first missing/lost so retrieve fits in contexts like this? 02font01b00Yes.02b02
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