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Hi Molly,
Do you mean the difference between 'get in touch with' and 'get in contact with'?
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:52 am get in touch with/get in contact with |
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Molly, I would never use the phrase "get in contact with".
I might say things like:
- I'll contact you tomorrow
- I'll get in touch with you tomorrow
- Let's stay in touch
- Let's stay in contact (pretty rare though)
To my ear it's rare to hear things like "I'm getting in contact with..." or "Let's get in contact".
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:00 am get in touch with/get in contact with |
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Rather than using the construction " get in contact with", it's more common to simply use "contact" like this:
Let's maintain contact with blah blah
I'll contact you; don't contact me
If you're gone before I can blow up the asteroid, please contact my daughter and tell her I love her.
Contact was made last night and we still don't know what they are or where they're from
That contact was harmless -- she barely noticed me
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:33 am get in touch with/get in contact with |
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| nessie wrote: |
Hi Molly,
Do you mean the difference between 'get in touch with' and 'get in contact with'? |
I'm asking which one you use in which context and with which other words.
e.g.
I must get in/contact touch with John, I haven't seen him for months.
You need to get in touch with/contact with your feelings.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:34 am get in touch with/get in contact with |
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| Thanks, Prez. |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 15:35 pm get in touch with/get in contact with |
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Hi Prez,
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| That contact was harmless -- she barely noticed me |
In this sentence, what does 'contact' mean? Does it mean the contact itself, or does it mean 'she' - a person who is in contact with the speaker?
Many thanks,
Nessie.
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