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Anonymous  +  354825 Tue, 24 Apr 07 04:55 AM
In example sentences:
- When he didn't find any money, he locked the manager in the kitchen, served the customers and took their money.
- Tina Hall presents a consumer programme on TV
- If a Japanese company wants to talk to Arabic clients, they probably speak English.
Thanks a lot
Clive  +  354832 Tue, 24 Apr 07 05:34 AM

Hi,

Here are a few very brief comments.

customers  people who buy, who pay

consumers people who buy and use

clients a more professional kind of word for customers

Best wishes, clive

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Doquan0  +  354840 Tue, 24 Apr 07 05:59 AM
 Clive wrote:

Hi,

Here are a few very brief comments.

customers  people who buy, who pay

consumers people who buy and use

clients a more professional kind of word for customers

Best wishes, clive



Thanks a lot for your instruction, but would you give more examples for those words ?
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Clive  +  354842 Tue, 24 Apr 07 06:18 AM

Hi again,

Here are a few very brief comments.

customers  people who buy, who pay eg The store was full of customers.

consumers people who buy and use a product. The store owner who buys TVs from the factory is a customer of the factory, but he is not a consumer. The people who buy TVs in his store, then take them home and watch them, are consumers. However, the store owner calls them customers. 'Consumer' is a word more often used in govt, and business analysis. eg Canadian consumers are spending more on TVs this year.

clients a more professional kind of word for customers. A restaurant has customers. A lawyer or an accountant has clients to whom he supplies professional services. eg The lawyer was in a meeting with an important client.

Perhaps you'd like to write a few sentences, and I'll tell you if they sound OK.

Best wishes, Clive

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