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Other words and phrases as to formal – used when saying what a question, explanation, decision, reason, or
doubt is about:
The senator never gave a clear explanation as to why he decided to quit.
re formal – about a subject. You use re in business letters when introducing the subject
that you are going to write about:
Re: Your letter dated 1/20/2013
6 if an organization, a job, an activity, etc. is about something, that is its basic purpose:
Basically, the job’s all about helping people get off welfare.
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