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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of the phrase "this feedback will inform our plans/discussions"

Hi,

I've been seeing this phrase a fair bit at my workplace and I'd like to ask if this is a correct usage of the word "inform"? I'm puzzled as I've not seen it used this way before.

Examples of how it's used at my workplace are: "The feedback received will inform the ongoing discussions and formal tender process separately"; "The strategic futures interviews we conduct will inform our future plans" etc.

I would have just used "guide" or "shape" instead. Curious to hear your views. Thanks!
  

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Anonymous I'm puzzled as I've not seen it used this way before. Yes, it's a less used meaning, but you will see it fairly often. The idea is "give form to" in the sense of "make sense of" or "make understandable in a deeper way".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I'm puzzled as I've not seen it used this way before.
  • Yes, it's a less used meaning, but you will see it fairly often.
  • The idea is "give form to" in the sense of "make sense of" or "make understandable in a deeper way".
  • Anonymous I would have just used "guide" or "shape" instead.
  • Those are also possibilities for explaining that usage of "inform".
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AnonymousI'm puzzled as I've not seen it used this way before.
Yes, it's a less used meaning, but you will see it fairly often. The idea is "give form to" in the sense of "make sense of" or "make understandable in a deeper way".
AnonymousI would have just used "guide" or "shape" instead.
Those are also possibilities for exp
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Thanks for the feedback! This will undoubtedly help us better inform and prepare our future TDY’s.

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