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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences natural? Oct 18

Hi,

Are these sentences natural to a native ear?

1. Before I dig through your financials, just wondering if you have been tracking this data.

2. In the name of conservatism, I am going to assume this cost to be $1000.

3. That was the extent of the questions I had for you.

Thanks,
MG
  

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1. ) , I'm just wondering if you've been tracking this data. 2.

  • 1.
  • ) , I'm just wondering if you've been tracking this data.
  • 2.
  • In the name of conservatism, I am going to assume this cost to be $1000.
  • 3.
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1. Before I dig through your finances (?), I'm just wondering if you've been tracking this data.
2. In the name of conservatism, I am going to assume this cost to be $1000.
3. That was the extent of the questions I had for you.
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What about this variation of #2?

2b. For the sake of conservatism, I am going to assume this cost to be $1000.
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That seems natural enough to me.

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