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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocab question no. 71: refer/relate - how do native speakers say it?

Hello there,

Let's say person A sends an email to person B. Person B replies but doesn't answer all questions mentioned by person A. What would native speakers say in the next email from person A?

1) Would you please relate to the question regarding my passport?
2) Would you please refer to the question regarding my passport?

3) Would you please relate to the question in regards to my passport?
4) Would you please refer to the question in regards to my passport?

5) Would you please relate to the question in regard with my passport?
6) Would you please refer to the question in regard with my passport?

Thanks

Cheers
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger Let's say person A sends an email to person B. Person B replies but doesn't answer all questions mentioned by person A. What would native speakers say in the next email from person A?

— Mister Micawber

  • Perfect Stranger Let's say person A sends an email to person B.
  • Person B replies but doesn't answer all questions mentioned by person A.
  • What would native speakers say in the next email from person A?
  • Not 1-6 certainly.
  • Could you also respond to my passport question / to my question about my passport?
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Perfect StrangerLet's say person A sends an email to person B. Person B replies but doesn't answer all questions mentioned by person A. What would native speakers say in the next email from person A?
Not 1-6 certainly.

Could you also respond to my passport question / to my question about my passport?
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Thank you Mister M.

Allow me to ask a follow-up question. Can the words refer and relate be used in the way I was tried to use them? When I want someone to respond to a question that I've aksed but have been ignored?

One more thing, since I'm touching upon this topic. Is the way used in regards to and regarding completely wr
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Perfect Stranger Can the words refer and relate be used in the way I was tried to use them? When I want someone to respond to a question that I've aksed but have been ignored?
'Relate' not at all; it has no meaning there; 'refer' could mean 'mention', but not respond. I suppose that 'respond' is the word you really want.
Perfect Strang
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Thank you for a detailed answer.
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