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06.19.08, 07:26 AM General Topics
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what's a single word for bringing together? i.e. merging [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.19.08, 07:26 AM Flag

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joining, uniting [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:27 AM Flag

unifying [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:28 AM Flag

bonding [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:28 AM Flag

unifying. (By the way, you meant to use e.g., not i.e. E.g. means "for example." I'm a writing coach, and I advise my students not to use e.g. or i.e. unless they are 100% confident they can use it correctly. Most people, like you, use the wrong one.) [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:28 AM Flag

ita. i.e. basically means "in other words" and you should use it when paraphrasing or restating. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:30 AM Flag

but isn't "merging" in other words? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:32 AM Flag

In the context of the OP's question, she is using merging as an example of the kind of word she is looking for. E.g. would have been more correct. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:34 AM Flag

In my experience, unless you are a former Latin nerd or grammar nerd (double check here!), you just can't remember which one means which. That's why most people shouldn't use them. Use "for example" or "in other words." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:33 AM Flag

i always remember it by putting on a really fake accent and saying "In Ether Werds". get it? the i.e. means 'in other words'. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:41 AM Flag

Heh heh! That's a good one! I'll add it to my repertory. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:42 AM Flag

ok thanks. what's a single word - for bring global & local expertise together? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:31 AM Flag

Hmm. You want to convey that by bringing them together you are making more than a sum of their parts. Leveraging? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:40 AM Flag

does unifying marketing make sense? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 07:35 AM Flag

streamlining; coordinating. [ Reply | More