an associate vs an acquaintance

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Kooper
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註冊時間: 週三 4月 11, 2007 11:40 pm

an associate vs an acquaintance

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What's the exact meaning of "associate" as a person? How is an associate different from an acquaintance or a friend? :?
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Rock
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註冊時間: 週三 10月 31, 2007 9:03 am

Re: an associate vs an acquaintance

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I guess sometimes they are the same. But you may break people's heart when you refer them as your acquaintances because it sounds "distant".
Michael-liu
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註冊時間: 週五 4月 24, 2009 6:09 pm

Re: an associate vs an acquaintance

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According to Longman Dictionary,

Associate is "someone who you work or do business with [= colleague]"

Acquaintance is "someone you know, but who is not a close friend" ( I see a term in the dictionary => acquaintance rape = date rape)
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