Sentence: When you first meet someone, you usually shake their hand.

[Guermellou]

Hi Torsten,

Why can't we simply say:

When you first meet someone, you usually shake their hand,

is it correct?

Many thanks

[Mister Micawber]

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[Guermellou]

Hi Micawber,

thank you for your reply,it's seems that there is a various expression for the same meaning.

Many thanks

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, you can also 'shake hands'.
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