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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of deliver

Hi

It's very common to use deliver this way in Indian English. Is it natural to native ears?

He is a very knowledgeable teacher but he can't deliver. (Cannot pass the knowledge, make the students learn, etc)

Thanks,

Tom

  

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It sounds slangy. I think our "deliver" is more general than this one. We deliver on things like promises.

— Anonymous

  • It sounds slangy.
  • I think our "deliver" is more general than this one.
  • We deliver on things like promises.
  • When we fail to deliver on a promise, we haven't delivered.
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It sounds slangy. I think our "deliver" is more general than this one. We deliver on things like promises. When we fail to deliver on a promise, we haven't delivered.

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Not very common, no.

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