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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Validate against/with; lean against/towards
A. I need to validate the recorded transactions against the source documents.
B. I need to validate the recorded transactions with the source documents.
C. If I had to lean against one of the fighters, I would choose Jason.
D. If I had to lean towards one of the fighters, I would choose Jason.
1. Are the sentences in each pair above the same in meaning?
2. If not, how are they different?
3. If they are the same in meaning, which is commonly spoken by native speakers?
Please advise. Thanks.
B. I need to validate the recorded transactions with the source documents.
C. If I had to lean against one of the fighters, I would choose Jason.
D. If I had to lean towards one of the fighters, I would choose Jason.
1. Are the sentences in each pair above the same in meaning?
2. If not, how are they different?
3. If they are the same in meaning, which is commonly spoken by native speakers?
Please advise. Thanks.
Top answer
1. -- I find only A and D correct, though I suspect that B may be in use. g.
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- -- I find only A and D correct, though I suspect that B may be in use.
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1. Are the sentences in each pair above the same in meaning?-- I find only A and D correct, though I suspect that B may be in use. I consider this correct: 'validate with (some authority, e.g. the LAPD)'.
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Thank you very much for your answers. I now know which ones are correct.
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