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Offer, provide, give?



 
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Offer, provide, give? #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:59 am   Offer, provide, give?
 

Hi Teachers

What are the differences among "give", "offer" and "provide"?

and which one is correct in the following?
1. give you a quotation.
2.offer you a quotation.
3.provide you a quotation.

Thanks

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Offer, provide, give? #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:12 am   Offer, provide, give?
 

Offer is more polite and formal, provide is same as offer. But "give" is informal and not so polite.

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Offer, provide, give? #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:53 am   Offer, provide, give?
 

I couldn't have said it any better myself Mix.
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Offer, provide, give? #4 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:01 am   Offer, provide, give?
 

Hi Teachers

Thank you very much for your offers!

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Offer, provide, give? #5 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:06 am   Offer, provide, give?
 

Thank you Kitos for your exaggerating words. But both of us are aware that you are far better than anyone here. :-) I am just a learner by following your shadow. :-)

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