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tufguy

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Hi guys,

If our manager is calling us for a meeting. Can we say "Manager wants to hold on a meeting"?
 

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Our manager wants to hold a meeting.
Our manager wants to have a meeting.
Our manager wants to meet.

Not "hold on" and "Manager" needs some sort of determiner.
 

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I found 'convene a meeting' in my dictionary, perhaps it can be another option.

Not a teacher.
 

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If our manager is calling us for a meeting, can we say, "Manager wants to hold on a meeting"?

Manager isn't a proper name, so say: "The manager wants to hold a meeting." Everyone you work with will know which manager you mean.
 

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I found 'convene a meeting' in my dictionary, perhaps it can be another option.

Not a teacher.

That's a little formal for a routine office meeting.
 
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