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Clarence Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Confirming a meeting

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00I've just confirmed a date for a meeting with someone and am sending an email to the person to state the confirmation. Which of the following would be more idiomatic?: 02br
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001. As discussed just now, the meeting is confirmed 01u01b00to be on02b02u00 29 Dec 06, 4-6pm at <address>.02br
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002. As discussed just now, the meeting is confirmed 01u01b00for02b02u00 29 Dec 06, 4-6pm at <address>.0-
  

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0Number 2 is better. " It's slightly smoother. 0-

— M. Caliban

  • 0Number 2 is better.
  • " It's slightly smoother.
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0Number 2 is better. 02br
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00Also, you might want to say, "As discussed, the meeting is confirmed for 29 Dec 06, 4-6pm at <address>." It's slightly smoother. 0-
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0 I have the same feeling as M. Caliban. 0-
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0 Wondering if 1. is actually acceptable? How would it come across to the native speaker? 0-
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0 Well, here's how I see it.02br
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00If you confirmed the meeting to be on..., that means that you didn't know the date for the meeting and had to find out when the meeting would be, and thus you found out that it will be on....02br
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00If you confirmed it for ... that means that you are the one that set up the date for the meeting.02br
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0I'm not prepared to say that #1 is WRONG, but it comes across stilted or awkward. 02br
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00I'm with the others that "...is confirmed for..." is far more natural. 0-
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