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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
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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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