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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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find attached

i use the line 'please find attached the file" but some of my friends say it is wrong and they say it should be 'please find the attached file'. i dont know what and how to explain them
  

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Anonymous i use the line 'please find attached the file" but some of my friends say it is wrong and they say it should be 'please find the attached file' Both are extremely common and there are good arguments for both. Use either without fear or favour.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous i use the line 'please find attached the file" but some of my friends say it is wrong and they say it should be 'please find the attached file' Both are extremely common and there are good arguments for both.
  • Use either without fear or favour.
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Anonymousi use the line 'please find attached the file" but some of my friends say it is wrong and they say it should be 'please find the attached file'
Both are extremely common and there are good arguments for both. Use either without fear or favour.
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You are asking the recipient to find something that should be obvious.
I consider "Please find the attached picture/file/document" etc. a mild insult to my intelligence and skills in using my email system.

I prefer text as in these examples. They are not insulting because I don't ask the reader to find anything. Instead, I describe what is in the attachment:
1. I have atta
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