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Pamela81 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
"Dealing"
Hello,
when writing some e-mails to my customers I am uncertain if the following sentence is correct :
"This is not a serious dealing"
With this I mean, that my customer´s behaviour in our business wasn´t serious.
One other case:
"There is no time for a further dealing"
With this I mean that there is no time for continuing discussing the project-
I don´t think this sentence is correct but I can´t find an alternative to explain the idea.
Would some native speaker use a sentence like this?
Thanks
Pamela
when writing some e-mails to my customers I am uncertain if the following sentence is correct :
"This is not a serious dealing"
With this I mean, that my customer´s behaviour in our business wasn´t serious.
One other case:
"There is no time for a further dealing"
With this I mean that there is no time for continuing discussing the project-
I don´t think this sentence is correct but I can´t find an alternative to explain the idea.
Would some native speaker use a sentence like this?
Thanks
Pamela
Top answer
" There's no time for further negotiating. I don't believe the customer is serious about this deal. "Dealing" is not countable.
- " There's no time for further negotiating.
- I don't believe the customer is serious about this deal.
- "Dealing" is not countable.
- We don't often use the article in this context.
- "There is no time for further dealing" is correct.
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Hi Pam,
I think I'd refer to "the deal" rather than to "the dealing" -- unless you're referring to the "negotiating."
There's no time for further negotiating.
I don't believe the customer is serious about this deal.
"Dealing" is not countable. We don't often use the article in this context.
"There is no time for further dealing" is correct.
But, "
I think I'd refer to "the deal" rather than to "the dealing" -- unless you're referring to the "negotiating."
There's no time for further negotiating.
I don't believe the customer is serious about this deal.
"Dealing" is not countable. We don't often use the article in this context.
"There is no time for further dealing" is correct.
But, "
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Hello Avangi!
thank you.
"Dealing" is not countable, you are right
"Deal" is countable and "Negotiation" too so I
thank you.
"Dealing" is not countable, you are right
"Deal" is countable and "Negotiation" too so I00
Right.
"Negotiation" is both countable and uncountable.
The question is, are you talking about continuing an ongoing negotiation, or starting a new one.
That is, "further negotiation" (uncountable) or "another negotiation" (countable).
"Negotiation" is both countable and uncountable.
The question is, are you talking about continuing an ongoing negotiation, or starting a new one.
That is, "further negotiation" (uncountable) or "another negotiation" (countable).
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I am talking about continuing an ongoing negotiation,
I am surprised that "further negotiation" is not countable, I thought that it is as there is the word "negotiation" I don´t understand why this difference.
I am surprised that "further negotiation" is not countable, I thought that it is as there is the word "negotiation" I don´t understand why this difference.
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When a noun may be both countable and uncountable, we can say that it may be a thing or it may be stuff.
This is true of a lot of nouns.
In the case we're discussing, you could say, "I think there needs to be a further negotiation." This would mean "another negotiation," or "a different negotiation." (We need to start over.) This would be countable.
This is true of a lot of nouns.
In the case we're discussing, you could say, "I think there needs to be a further negotiation." This would mean "another negotiation," or "a different negotiation." (We need to start over.) This would be countable.
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