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Jiaruchan Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

A telegram of condolence /condolences

I think I heard 'a telegram of condolences' before, and today when the Chinese media reported 'a telegram of condolence' has been sent to Poland by the Chinese president, it raised my interest in whether 'condolence' in its singular form in this case is correct.

Thank you.
  

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To me, the singular is more natural.

— Mr Wordy

  • To me, the singular is more natural.
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To me, the singular is more natural.
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Thank you. I think I was influenced by 'a letter of thanks' and believed plural form should be used.

After a search on google, I have known about this better.
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P.S. I mean your reply is equally helpful.
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