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I24yousaroj Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Can i say like this?

I am not satisfied with the increment given to me in my office.
  

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It's correct and would be understood. " Best wishes, - A.

  • It's correct and would be understood.
  • " Best wishes, - A.
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It's correct and would be understood. In the US, it would be more natural to say, "I'm not satisfied with my recent raise." "I'm not happy with the raise I recently received at my office." "I'm not satisfied with the increase they gave me at the office."

Best wishes, - A.
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Hello,

Your sentence is good until "in my office". I think it is irrelevant. What so you mean by "in my office"? Do you mean your boss came into your room and talked about the increment but you aren't satisfied?
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Hi, Doll,

I took "in my office" to equal "at my office" = my place of employment.

"Boy, I had a hard day at the office!"

My friend works at a different insurance company than I do. I ask, "How would they handle this at your office?"

- A.
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I agree with Doll that it's quite redundant to say at the office in the context of pay. It makes me think of the person having more than one regular job. Given that most people have one full time job, the sentence becomes weird to my ear.

Avangi, your examples work well because the situation can happen outside the office, ouside work. For example, you can have a hard day at school. The s
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Thank you Avangi. Your explanations are good but I still feel it is strange. Emotion: smile But don't worry, I am a strange girl !
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Well, I´m native English and I would not associate the word "increment" with a wage rise; sounds like a false-friend translation to me.
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Can i say like this?
Use one of these instead:
Can I say it like this?
Can I say this?
And don't forget to capitalize I !!!
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"Increment" sounded odd to me too but I thought this is European for a pay raise/ increase.

Years ago ,there was a thing called "cost of living adjusment" to help ease the pain of inflation, along with a pay rasie. Today, you are on your own, and a
pay raise isn't quaranteed either.

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