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Wright, Lynne wrote:
> Ok wordsmiths...
>
> I'm editing a manual by a writer who keeps using "associate to"...
> i've seen it so many times, I can't tell any more whether its
> acceptable usage not... as in the following statement:
>
> "Use this section to associate telephone lines to access buttons."
>
> it always "associate... with"?
>
It's correct. "Associate to" means something different than "associate
with." Usually it's referring to a formal, logical, programmed
connection.
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