As I noted to you....
What is your reaction/feeling/advice on starting a sentence with "As I noted to you in our previous conversation...".
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I think it rather depends on what follows. If the thing that follows implies a criticism of the recipient then this opening could sound irritated or condescending. If it is a positive statement then I don't see any particular connotations.
- I think it rather depends on what follows.
- If the thing that follows implies a criticism of the recipient then this opening could sound irritated or condescending.
- If it is a positive statement then I don't see any particular connotations.
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I think it rather depends on what follows. If the thing that follows implies a criticism of the recipient then this opening could sound irritated or condescending. If it is a positive statement then I don't see any particular connotations.
0As I noted to you This does not seem natural to me.
I'd say eg As I told you
0It always depends on the full context, of course, but I'd start thus:
As I mentioned in our previous conversation, ...
CJ
0Personally I do not see anything at all unusual or unnatural about "As I noted to you ...". Perhaps there are regional differences.
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