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HSS Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Good Hands

0[1] Don't worry. You are in the good hands of the reliable team.02br
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00[2] Don't worry. You are in good hands with the reliable team.02br
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00Which is more natural?02br
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00Best,02br
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00Hiro0-
  

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0Hi Hiro02br 02br 00Actually, I'd prefer either one of these versions:02br 02br 01i 00Don't worry. 02i 02br 02br 01i 00Don't worry. 02i 0-

  • 0Hi Hiro02br 02br 00Actually, I'd prefer either one of these versions:02br 02br 01i 00Don't worry.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00Don't worry.
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0Hi Hiro02br
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00Actually, I'd prefer either one of these versions:02br
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01i00Don't worry. You are in the good hands of 01b00a02b00 reliable team.02i02br
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01i00Don't worry. You are in good hands with 01b00such a02b00 reliable team.02i0-
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0 Yankee's right, "the" is too direct/brash/explicit here. 0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi Hiro12br
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10Actually, I'd prefer either one of these versions:12br
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11i10Don't worry. You are in the good hands of 11b10a12b10 reliable team.12i12br
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11i10Don't worry. You are in good hands with 1
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0Hi Hiro,02br
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00How are you?02br
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01font00How about, "01i00You are in the good hands of 01b00such a02b00 reliable team02i00," and, "01i00You are in good hands with 01b00a02b00 reliable team02i00"?02font00 These sound
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0Hi Hiro02br
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00The problem with using 'the reliable team' is that it suggests that there were various teams mentioned previously and only one of them was reliable. So, it seems odd (and unnecessary) to imply that you're not in good hands with the unreliable team. 02br
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00When you use the expression 'be in good hands with X", the X is usually som
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Hi, there.

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