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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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Copy or copies?

0 Which of the following is correct if I want to say I'm sending one copy of the letter and one copy of my driving licence: 02br
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001. I enclose a copy of the letter dated 3rd May 2005 and my driving license for your reference. 02br
002. I enclose copies of the letter dated 3rd May 2005 and my driving license for your reference. 02br
003. I enclose copy of the following for your reference: 02br
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004. I enclose copies of the following for your reference: 02br
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005. I enclose copy letter dated 3rd May 2005 and copy driving license for your reference. 02br
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0 01blockquote 005. 12blockquote 12br 02br 00I think this is the best, guest. #4 & 3 are Ok, but perhaps a little cumbersome.

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  • 12blockquote 12br 02br 00I think this is the best, guest.
  • #4 & 3 are Ok, but perhaps a little cumbersome.
  • #1 & 2 could be ambiguous, in that they don't specifically state that it is a 01i 00copy02i 00 of the license.
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005. I enclose copy letter dated 3rd May 2005 and copy driving license for your reference.12blockquote
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00I think this is the best, guest. #4 & 3 are Ok, but perhaps a little cumbersome. #1 & 2 could be ambiguous, in that they don't specifically state that it is a 01i00copy02i00 of the license.
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0If this is supposed to be a complete sentence, then I suggest that a few articles and other small words are needed: 02br
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005. I enclose a copy of the letter dated 3rd May 2005 and a copy of my driving license for your reference. 0-
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0 Hello Guys 02br
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00I'm interested in this thread, because I think I too will have to write such a letter in a certain occasion. As Mr Mic told, the best form will be "I enclose a copy of A and a copy of B". But as a second thought, I'm wondering how to write when we have to send several copied documents. Should we say, for example, "I enclose a copy of A, a copy of B, a
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0 To avoid ambiguity, I think that it is best to write it this way:- 02br
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00a) For your reference, I enclose both, a COPY of the letter dated 3MAY2005 and that of my driving licence. 02br
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00b) For your reference, I enclose TWO COPIES, one of the letter dated 3MAY2005 and the other of my driving licence. 0-
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00But as a second thought, I'm wondering how to write when we have to send several copied documents. Should we say, for example, "I enclose a copy of A, a copy of B, a copy of C, a copy of D, a copy of E, and a copy of F"? Or is there any better way to write?12blockquote
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00My additional thought is it would be better
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0 I suppose with so many options, one more won't hurt: 02br
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00"I enclose copies of a) the letter dated 3rd May 2005 b) my driving license." 02br
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00In answer to Paco's question, I would then simply add c) d) e) as required. 02br
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0 Mr P 02br
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00Thank you for the comment. I'd like to ask you just for confirmation. If you hear "Send us copies of A, B and C", do you feel you have to send more than one copies for each items? How about the case of "Send us three copies of A, B and C"? 02br
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0 Hello Paco 02br
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001. Send us copies of A, B and C. 02br
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00I would interpret this as 'send us one copy of each of them'. 02br
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00I would interpret this as 'send us 3 copies of A, 3 of B, and 3 of C'. 02br
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0 Mr P 02br
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00Thank you. I'm glad to know practical sense is working in English too. 02br
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00...practical sense is working...12blockquote
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00Well, in theory, anyway... 02br
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