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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocabulary: telephone and chat

Hi,

I'm wondering what phrases can be used to say that a connection has been disrupted. I'm talking here both about a phone connection and an internet chat.

Can I say:
  1. I got kicked out of the chat
  2. The sever kicked me out
  3. I got disconnected
  4. I've been disconnected
Are they OK? Are there any better expressions?

Cheers,
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger sever server I don't "chat", but all the choices make sense to me.

— Philip

  • Perfect Stranger sever server I don't "chat", but all the choices make sense to me.
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Perfect Strangersever server
I don't "chat", but all the choices make sense to me.
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Thanks Philip,

Are there any other useful expressions I could use here?
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Perfect Strangerother useful expressions
The line went dead.
I got cut off.

CJ
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Thanks CJ.

I'm just wondering if it'd be natural to use present perfect here.

The line has gone dead.
I've been cut off.

I hate present perfect... it's a huge pain in the neck...
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Perfect StrangerI'm just wondering if it'd be natural to use present perfect here.
Yes. Those are good too.

CJ
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CalifJimYes. Those are good too.
Is there any difference in meaning if I use past simple?

Thanks CJ!
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Perfect StrangerIs there any difference in meaning if I use past simple?
Only the aspect is different, in the same way it is always different between the simple past and the present perfect.

The simple past leaves a time gap between the event and the moment of utterance. The event is regarded as begun and finished in the past.

The present pe
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Perfect StrangerI got kicked out of the chat
To me, this one suggests that you were asked to leave because you had offended someone or violated the rules of the group.
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