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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

have read through and UNDERSTAND?

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00I was writing an email the other day with a friend looking at my screen over my shoulder. 02br
00"00I wanted to make sure you have read through the memo, and 01i00understand02i00 what is expected of you in this assignment00"02br
00The friend insisted that this was wrong construction, and taht I should have used 01i00understood 00, 02i00but I feel I was right. I am not very good with grammar, could someone please validate?02br
00Thanks very much!02br
00Bala 0-
  

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0 I think you could make a convincing argument for either word. 0-

— RayH

  • 0 I think you could make a convincing argument for either word.
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0 I think you could make a convincing argument for either word. My preference is "understand" since the assignment lies in the future.02br
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00I guess an argument for "understood" might be that the reading of the memo is in the past and so is the understanding of it (the memo, that is).0-
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0I wanted to make sure you [have read through the memo] and [understand what is expected].02br
02br
00I wanted to make sure you have [read ... and understood]02br
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00I think "understand" is the better choice. (The comma is not required.)0-
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0 I'd add to GG's:02br
01i00I wanted to make sure you [have read through the memo] and [understand what is expected]. 02i01b00[in this one, 01u00you understand02u00 is more a result, your current state02b02br
01i00I wanted to make sure you have [read ... and understood]02i01b00 [in this on
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