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September 22 Q&A!
🕑 Added 2023-09-23 06:11:43 +0000 UTCHey everyone! In this post, you can ask me any questions you'd like about English (or other languages)! I'll reply to each question as soon as I can for the next few days - after that, we'll open another weekly Q&A. You can also suggest upcoming video topics 😁
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Alexander Thomas
Yes, that's right. It's kind of a formal way to say "choose a person who will do a task." Some people use it in informal situations in a joking way, like "I'm going to designate my husband to pay for dinner." "Designate" is used in its adjective form, "designated" in a few set phrases. The most common is "designated driver," which means a person who goes out with friends but doesn't drink alcohol, so that they can drive the group of friends home later.
Irene
What does designate mean? If designate someone to do something, may I also say assign someone to do something?
