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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Disregarding

a. Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, disregarding voluntary payments?

b. Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, but disregarding voluntary payments?

c. Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, ignoring voluntary payments?

d. Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, but ignoring voluntary payments?

Are all these grammatically correct?
Which do you think is best?

Thank you
  

Top answer

They are grammatically correct, but not forms that I would think of. And I'm not sure you mean 'voluntary', which doesn't really leave any options here; are you thinking of 'manual'? Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, other than / besides manual payments?

— Mister Micawber

  • They are grammatically correct, but not forms that I would think of.
  • And I'm not sure you mean 'voluntary', which doesn't really leave any options here; are you thinking of 'manual'?
  • Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, other than / besides manual payments?
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They are grammatically correct, but not forms that I would think of. And I'm not sure you mean 'voluntary', which doesn't really leave any options here; are you thinking of 'manual'?

Can you tell me how to pay off my loan, other than / besides manual payments?
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Hi - no, I mean voluntary. The payment method I'm referring to is another type of manual payment, not called 'voluntary' in the context.

I suppose another way to explain it is to say 'voluntary' is a noun here 'voluntary payment' - I've forgotten the word to describe how voluntary is used here.
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Well, the option to 'voluntary' would be 'involuntary', which means either accidental or forced. I think you should reconsider your terminology.
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