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Mar 16, 2010 · takes an object (the person who is acquainted with someone or something) which is often reflexive: myself, oneself, yourself, etc., or is in the past participle form acquainted with a verb like be, become, get, etc. So: I acquainted myself with Mary.* I am acquainted with Mary. I have become acquainted with Mary.
Hello, I want to know if the phrase "get yourself acquainted with" is correct or if it can always be replaced with "get acquainted with". "To get yourself acquainted with the council members, you should attend the bi-weekly meeting." or "To get acquainted with the council members, you should...
May 21, 2012 · Could anyone please tell me which - familiar or acquainted (or neither, perhaps) - sounds better in the context below? In addition to learning a different approach to marketing, the staff taking part in the programme would get an opportunity to become familiar / acquainted with some new advertising methods. Thank you.
Jan 13, 2012 · I always forget what preposition to use in the following cases, and Google has done nothing but to confuse me more. Get acquainted to / with smth. Acquaint yourself to / with smth. Thanks in advance for your help!
Dec 31, 2014 · "getting acquainted" means learning a few things about each other, seeing if you enjoy each others company etc. If that's successful, then you "are acquainted" with each other, meaning that you've already completed the first two steps.
Sep 13, 2014 · Mmm, ya veo, es decir la frase: They became acquainted as they attend the same church.¿Implica que ellos se llegaron a conocer o ‘lo que es lo mismo se hicieron conocidos mientras asistían a la misma iglesia" pero, como dijo "FromPA" "become acquainted" es solo hacerse conocidos, es decir, que nos conocemos bien, o´ no sabemos casi acerca de la otra persona?..
Jun 2, 2010 · Or `being acquainted with` means only being familiar with a person ? The context is `I’d certainly be interested in handling part of your customer service calls and more than happy to be taken into accountin the eventuality this position would expand to marketing roles, which I am already acquainted with. ` Many thanks
Feb 1, 2014 · Thanks a lot. One thing though, i really need to know if get acquainted can be used when reffering to places. I know you said that it could be understood, but is it grammatically correc
Jul 11, 2012 · 'There are things with which we are not fully acquainted. I have seen to after acquaint but it doesn´t sound right to me and perhaps acquaint is being confused with relate to. Last edited: Jul 11, 2012
Feb 15, 2024 · May be acquainted is normal and it works well with by now: I expect that you may be acquainted with my name by now. Jinti5555 said: That leads me onto the construction 'may have got acquainted with my name by now' I was wondering if the presence of the word 'got' conveys a sense of accomplishment on the part of the addressee.
