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Moguwai007 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
car parking
For a reply to a request for a car parking reservation,
could you please check if the following expression and grammar sounds natural in a business letter context?
Car parking booking is required in advance and reservations can be made only over the phone. We have accepted your request via email this time only.
could you please check if the following expression and grammar sounds natural in a business letter context?
Car parking booking is required in advance and reservations can be made only over the phone. We have accepted your request via email this time only.
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Here is how I would word this: Normally, reservations to park your car at the hotel must be made in advance by telephone. However, we have decided to accept your email request as a courtesy this time only.
- Here is how I would word this: Normally, reservations to park your car at the hotel must be made in advance by telephone.
- However, we have decided to accept your email request as a courtesy this time only.
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Here is how I would word this:
Normally, reservations to park your car at the hotel must be made in advance by telephone. However, we have decided to accept your email request as a courtesy this time only.
Normally, reservations to park your car at the hotel must be made in advance by telephone. However, we have decided to accept your email request as a courtesy this time only.
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'Decided' is more imperious than necessary, I think. And continue to tighten:
Normally, hotel parking reservations must be made in advance by telephone. We have accepted your email request as a courtesy.
Normally, hotel parking reservations must be made in advance by telephone. We have accepted your email request as a courtesy.
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