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24 Jul 2016
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Alought the boss appreciates him and increases his pay, he is so calculating and manipulative that nobody wants to make friends with him. Does this sound natural?
Alought the boss appreciates him and increases his pay, he is so calculating and manipulative that nobody wants to make friends with him. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
Nobody wants to be friends with him, i'd say.
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A little unnatural
Maybe salary instead of pay?
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@klkty: What's diffetent between "make friends"and"be friends"?
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A little unnatural
@ina36921: basically to be friends with your boss is to be his friend, while to make friends with your boss is to meet new people "with him", not to be his friend.
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@klkty: Thank you so much. It's clear to me now.☺
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