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Hotmale Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Turn in resignation
Hello,
I've just come across an expression: "He turned in his resignation." I looked it up in a dictionary, but the definitions of "turn in" there doesn't point to the context in which the expression was used.
It suggests "hand in" or "give in" instead.
Could you, please confirm that "turn in one's resigniation" is incorrect?
Thank you
I've just come across an expression: "He turned in his resignation." I looked it up in a dictionary, but the definitions of "turn in" there doesn't point to the context in which the expression was used.
It suggests "hand in" or "give in" instead.
Could you, please confirm that "turn in one's resigniation" is incorrect?
Thank you
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Hotmale the definitions of "turn in" there doesn't point to the context in which the expression was used. That's your judgment, right? But you haven't given the context in which the expression was used, nor what definitions you looked at.
- Hotmale the definitions of "turn in" there doesn't point to the context in which the expression was used.
- That's your judgment, right?
- But you haven't given the context in which the expression was used, nor what definitions you looked at.
- Hotmale Could you, please confirm that "turn in one's resigniation" is incorrect?
- It's impossible to confirm that your judgment is correct.
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Hotmalethe definitions of "turn in" there doesn't point to the context in which the expression was used.That's your judgment, right? But you haven't given the context in which the expression was used, nor what definitions you looked at.
HotmaleCould you, please confirm that "turn in one's resigniation" is incorrect?It's i
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The context is that a man is about to give up his job, so he comes to his boss's office and leaves his resignation.
"The isolated sentence "He turned in his resignation" means "He [handed in / submitted] his resignation (to somebody)" no matter what the dictionary says."
Thank you for the answer
"The isolated sentence "He turned in his resignation" means "He [handed in / submitted] his resignation (to somebody)" no matter what the dictionary says."
Thank you for the answer
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HotmaleThank you for the answerYou're welcome. Try this dictionary entry.
Note these parts:
1 : to deliver up : hand over <turned in his badge and quit>
<turned in the banned assault rifle to the police>
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