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We go to video rental shops. Hire generally has to do with service personnel or contracted rental.
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Nov 09, 2005 17:15 pm Hire |
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Hi Vanesa,
You can hire a car for a short period or a piece of expensive machinery that you wouldn't want to buy and will only use once as for example a carpet cleaner or hedgecutter.
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Nov 09, 2005 21:03 pm Hire |
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| Alan wrote: |
Hi Vanesa,
You can hire a car for a short period or a piece of expensive machinery that you wouldn't want to buy and will only use once as for example a carpet cleaner or hedgecutter.
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hmm...But can we say we rent a car? |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Nov 09, 2005 21:12 pm Hire |
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| cooliegirly wrote: |
| Alan wrote: |
Hi Vanesa,
You can hire a car for a short period or a piece of expensive machinery that you wouldn't want to buy and will only use once as for example a carpet cleaner or hedgecutter.
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Nov 09, 2005 21:17 pm Hire or rent? |
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| Then again, goes back to the origional question: What is the difference between the two? :? |
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| #7 (permalink) Thu Nov 10, 2005 0:42 am Hire or rent? |
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| vanesa wrote: |
Hello!
I have never thought about that, but yesterday someone posed me that question: Do we [ia [colofilm[/i[/color]] or rent a film. how do you call the places yo go to do that? i couldn't find a proper translation.
thank you
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:46 am Hire or rent? |
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Hire generally has to do with service personnel or contracted rental.
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