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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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social friend

0What's the difference between a social friend, a friend and an acquantaince? I understand the difference between a friend and an acquantaince. Is social friend in the gray area between the two? Could you provide an example or two?02br
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1blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10 Is social friend in the gray area between the two? 12blockquote 10Yes. 02br 02br 00A social friend may be one you often meet at social occasions, or one who may accompany you to social gatherings, but with whom you don't have a personal relationship.

— Avangi

  • 1blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10 Is social friend in the gray area between the two?
  • 12blockquote 10Yes.
  • 02br 02br 00A social friend may be one you often meet at social occasions, or one who may accompany you to social gatherings, but with whom you don't have a personal relationship.
  • You know much more about each other than you would as mere acquaintances, but much less than if you were personal friends.
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0I've always found the use of "personal friend" as a bit of a redundancy, but it seems you can have grades of friendship, as Avangi explained. I just used to get a kick out of people saying stuff like "You know, the manager here is a personal friend of mine..." when they were bragging about something.0-
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0Thanks, GG for the additional information. However, I failed to understand your explanation because of an unfamiliar expression" I just used to get a kick out of ". I would interpret it as "I used to dislike ..."0-
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0I get a a kick out of = I am amused/entertained by.02br
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0Let's bring back Cole Porter - 01i00 I get no kick from Champagne! (But I get a kick out of you!)02i0-
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0 To get a kick out of something means to enjoy02br
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10Let's bring back Cole Porter - 11i10 I get no kick from Champagne! (But I get a kick out of you!)12i12br
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10Are you having the same weird sense of 01i00deja vu02i00 that I am?0-
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0Very cool expression...haha. I really never heard of it before. 050010id6
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