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Ask for help > keep quiet or be quiet?
keep quiet or be quiet?
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rach81
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keep quiet or be quiet?
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HELLO,
I just want to ask which is correct, is it BE QUIET or KEEP QUIET?
thanks in advance
rach c",) |
1 Jul 2009
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Zora
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Both are correct...
keep quiet is used more when you want to tell somebody to continue being quiet or to not say a word about something.
Example:
Please keep quiet about this...it �s a secret. // Keep quiet, don �t make a sound, the intruder is in the house. //
Whereas be quiet is used to bring peace, or ask somebody to lower their voices.
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1 Jul 2009
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rach81
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ah ok. Thank you sooo much Zora
rach c",) |
1 Jul 2009
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libertybelle
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How about plain old "shut the hell up"? (just kidding!) 
L
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1 Jul 2009
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Nebal
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According to the dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com, there �s some difference between keep quiet and be quiet.
Be quiet means you refuse to talk or stop talking, fall silent
Ex: The children shut up when their father approached.
Keep quiet relates much to sensitive or confidential information that you should not reveal.
It means don �t tell anyone about secrets and shut one �s mouth.
Ex: "Don �t tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"
Sorry for the" shut up" . It �s taken exactly from the dictionary.
Nebal
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1 Jul 2009
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