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What is the difference between get across and put across ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between get across and put across ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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2 Dec 2022
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@RUI_1st
put something ↔ across phrasal verb
1 to explain your ideas, beliefs etc in a way that people can understand:
2 put yourself across British English to explain your ideas and opinions clearly so that people understand them and realize what sort of person you are:
Example:
He was trying to put across a serious point.
Sue's never been very good at putting herself across at interviews.
Television can be a useful way of putting across health messages
get something ↔ across
to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone, or to be communicated successfully
Example:
It took him ages to get his point across.
We must get across the simple fact that drugs are dangerous.
I was trying to get across how much I admired them.
It is important that we get this message across to voters.
What message are you trying to get across to the consumer?
Does this make sense? I hope this helps 😊
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@AJ_376 It helps me understand the differences. Thank you for your kind explanation.
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