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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

I am apologizing and requesting my Teacher to meet with him, Could you please tell me if the following is grammatical and idiomatic?

Hi, How are you Sir? Sorry that I couldn't come at your office last Monday because of my poor health condition. Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you,It's really important?
  

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Hi, Mr. Kingsley; How are you Sir? I'm s orry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday.

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  • Hi, Mr.
  • Kingsley; How are you Sir?
  • I'm s orry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday.
  • I was ill.
  • Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you ?
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Hi, Mr. Kingsley;

How are you Sir? I'm sorry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday. I was ill.. Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you? It's really important.
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Dear Mr. Kingsley,

I'm sorry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday. I was ill. Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you? It's really important.
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AlpheccaStarsHi, Mr. Kingsley;How are you Sir? I'm sorry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday. I was ill.. Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you? It's really important.
Alright, thank you Teacher. I want to speak and write English Idiomatically,How should I do it with ease,any advice? By
the way, I have been watchin
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Mister MicawberDear Mr. Kingsley,
Teacher, I want to tell you that I am not writing an application or a letter, I am just giving him a message at a social networking site. By the way, some one told me, " 'Dear' is not suitable for teachers, so we should use 'Respected' instead of this."
Mister MicawberI'm sorry that I couldn't come to yo
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LeGion12359, I want to tell you that I am not writing an application or a letter, I am just giving him a message at a social networking site.
Yet you are writing to a teacher and should show more respect than with 'Hi'.
LeGion12359 By the way, some one told me, " 'Dear' is not suitable for teachers
That is a ridiculous asser
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some one told me, . . . we should use 'Respected' . . .

No-one in Western English-speaking countries would use 'Respected Mr Kingsley' or 'Respected Sir'.
But I think these expressions are often used in India and Pakistan.
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LeGion12359By the way, someone told me, " 'Dear' is not suitable for teachers, so we should use 'Respected' instead of this."
Don't pay attention to "someone."
Here are some salutations, in order of respectability

Hey you. - Rude
Hey Omar: - For a very close buddy.
Hi, Omar: - For an informal acquaintance
Hello, Omar -
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AlpheccaStarsHi, Mr. Kingsley;How are you Sir? I'm sorry that I couldn't come to your office last Monday. I was ill.. Could you please give me some other time this month to meet with you? It's really important.
Alright, thank you Teacher. I want to speak and write English Idiomatically,How should I do it with ease,any advice? By
the way, I have been watchi
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Mister MicawberYet you are writing to a teacher and should show more respect than with 'Hi'.
Alright.
Mister MicawberThat is a ridiculous assertion!
The thinking of some people in our state is different, They say that 'Dear' must only be used for close friends, acquaintances and someone you love. But, you people know better
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LeGion12359The thinking of some people in our state is different, They say that 'Dear' must only be used for close friends
Yet too many Middle Easterners and Asians greet me, a stranger, with 'dear' in these forums.
LeGion12359you people know better English than them as you are the native speakers
Not necessarily; one of the
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