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Eagerness Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

An article

One of my collegues sent an e-mail earlier this morning, but I think he made a mistake by not using an article in front of the noun. Please correct me if I am wrong.

" I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing production schedule distributed from you." I, on the other hand, would have said:

"I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing the production schedule distributed from you."

Thank you for posting your answer to my question.
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It is better with the article, but e-mails are often truncated. Properly he should have written: I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing the production schedule [ which ] you distributed.

— Feebs11

  • It is better with the article, but e-mails are often truncated.
  • Properly he should have written: I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing the production schedule [ which ] you distributed.
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It is better with the article, but e-mails are often truncated. Properly he should have written: I could be mistaken, but I don't recall seeing the production schedule [ which ] you distributed.
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People often omit articles in emails, but your example is not one of "correct grammar." Without the article, we may wonder if he means "I don't recall [ever] seeing production schedules distributed from you,"

Also, I'm not comfortable with "distributed." Depending on the customs in your industry, I'd think it might be "distribution." What process is he referring to, exactly?
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