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Chenyincheng Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Credit note value
Hi everyone,
Which of the choices would a native speaker most likely to use? And which are plainly wrong?
We are sorry for the inconvenience our products have caused you. We will arrange a credit note ________ USD 100, which you can use in your next purchase with us.
a. of
b. for
c. with the value of
d. with a value of
e. of the value of
f. of a value of
g. others (please suggest other possibilities)
Thank you.
Which of the choices would a native speaker most likely to use? And which are plainly wrong?
We are sorry for the inconvenience our products have caused you. We will arrange a credit note ________ USD 100, which you can use in your next purchase with us.
a. of
b. for
c. with the value of
d. with a value of
e. of the value of
f. of a value of
g. others (please suggest other possibilities)
Thank you.
Top answer
Most native speakers would say 'for'. d is also good, but wordy. The rest are not colloquial.
- Most native speakers would say 'for'.
- d is also good, but wordy.
- The rest are not colloquial.
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Most native speakers would say 'for'.
d is also good, but wordy.
The rest are not colloquial.
d is also good, but wordy.
The rest are not colloquial.
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chenyinchengWhich of the choices would a native speaker most likely to use?Both "for" and "of" work for me. I wouldn't use any of those others. "with a value of" is OK, but personally, I wouldn't use it.
CJ
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