Consider the following sentence
"I was at the library desk to collect some books, but the librarian was missing."
When we say that someone 'is missing', does this imply that there is a reason to be concerned? For example, if the librarian was just not on the counter/desk, but somewhere else in the library, would the phrase 'to be missing' be suitably used?
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Mr Greg
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Re: missing
In the context of the sentence, it can go either way. Usually when a person is at their location, 'not here/there' would be a better way to describe the situation.
"I was at the library desk to collect some books, but the librarian was not there.'
Missing can imply something worse, it depends on the tone of the sentence. Absent is a better choice of word to use.
"I was at the library desk to collect some books, but the librarian was not there.'
Missing can imply something worse, it depends on the tone of the sentence. Absent is a better choice of word to use.
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Re: missing
Missing its when someone is not here because of a serious occurencePinkLady wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:46 pm Consider the following sentence
"I was at the library desk to collect some books, but the librarian was missing."
When we say that someone 'is missing', does this imply that there is a reason to be concerned? For example, if the librarian was just not on the counter/desk, but somewhere else in the library, would the phrase 'to be missing' be suitably used?
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