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Samar hassan
Hi
Is it right to say in a conversation
I abdicate my responsibility if you lost your job ?
Sep 14, 2021 8:51 PM
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Abdicate is a very formal word for everyday speech. It is an accurate statement, but you might raise some brows. Abdication is a word most people will only associate with royalty relinquishing their rights to a throne. As you can imagine, this might not be the best word choice for losing a job (unless you are indeed royalty 😉). I would suggest one of the following:
“I was terminated from my job.”
“I was let go from job.”
“I was laid off.”
September 14, 2021
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I abdicate my responsibility if you lose your job.
I would abdicate my responsibility if you lost your job.
No, Samar, I don't think you would ever hear this in a conversation.
It might possibly be used in a written communication, but even then, it sounds over formal for this context and even archaic
September 14, 2021
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Sure, you could say it like "I'd abdicate my responsibility if you lost your job" but that's a really, REALLY, uncommon phrase, and you will probably never hear it used
September 14, 2021
1
Hi Samar, yes.
For example, let us say I am using the phrase to resign from Italki as a teach. I would say "I hereby abdicate my responsibility as a teacher on italki"
September 14, 2021
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I abdicate my responsibility if you lose your job.
September 14, 2021
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Samar hassan
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