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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
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Consider someone who has two careers.


Are all these sentences correct, and do they mean the same:


a) "He entered politics, but hasn't RETIRED from the oil business."


b) He entered politics, but hasn't RESIGNED from the oil business."


c) "He entered politics, but hasn't WITHDRAWN from the oil business."

  

Top answer

" This is probably okay. I am more familiar when people say that they retired from XYZ Company. But, I suppose, you could retire from an industry or business.

— MountainHiker

  • " This is probably okay.
  • I am more familiar when people say that they retired from XYZ Company.
  • But, I suppose, you could retire from an industry or business.
  • " When you resign, you resign from a specific company or duty.
  • The "oil business" is too generic.
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Christine Christiea) "He entered politics, but hasn't RETIRED from the oil business."

This is probably okay. I am more familiar when people say that they retired from XYZ Company. But, I suppose, you could retire from an industry or business.

Christine Christieb) He entered politics, but hasn't RESIGNED from the oil business."
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The three given sentences have approximately the same meaning: the man got involved in politics while still working in the oil business. a) indicates directly that the man is an older person, of sufficient age to retire. In b) and c) the man might be the same age as in a), but it is not stated directly.

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