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Cla77 Posted 18 years ago
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to give and to hold
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00 I am working in an academic environement and I often read/hear "Dr. XYZ will give a talk on...", but sometimes I also read "Dr XYZ will hold a talk on ...". Is it correct or not? 02 br
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00 I am working in an academic environement and I often read/hear "Dr. XYZ will give a talk on...", but sometimes I also read "Dr XYZ will hold a talk on ...". Is it correct or not? 02 br
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0 It's certainly related but 'hold' is usually used in the context of the person/organisation organising an event. 02 br
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00 The Association of English learners is holding a seminar on verbs and Dr X will give a talk on ... 02 br
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00 I suppose an individual could be organising his own talk.. 0-
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00 So, for example. 02 br
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00 The Association of English learners is holding a seminar on verbs and Dr X will give a talk on ... 02 br
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00 I suppose an individual could be organising his own talk.. 0-
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