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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

HOW BIG AN OVERDRAFT/HOW A BIG OF AN OVERDRAFT

How would you express this sentence and is this a natural way of saying it?

- How big (of) an overdraft does the bank allow you to have?/How much overdraft are you allowed?

Does this make sense and what does it mean?

- Even if not mandatory, we may exercise our discretion to assist where appropriate.

Thank you
  

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/How much overdraft are you allowed? -- The words are straightforward. Which do you not understand after using your dictionary?

— Mister Micawber

  • /How much overdraft are you allowed?
  • -- The words are straightforward.
  • Which do you not understand after using your dictionary?
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How big an overdraft does the bank allow you to have?/How much overdraft are you allowed?

Does this make sense and what does it mean?-- The words are straightforward. Which do you not understand after using your dictionary?
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For the first sentence,

Which would you use?
How big an overdraft or How much overdraft?

How much overdraft sounds off to me? Would an american say that? How would you usually say it?

and for the: Even if not mandatory, we may exercise our discretion to assist where appropriate.

Exercise discretion? what does that mean?

Thank you
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How big an overdraft does the bank allow you to have?/How much overdraft are you allowed?

Exercise our discretion = choose, decide (to assist or not assist)
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Which one is better for the first? Which would an american say?

Thank you
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Hello MM,

Could you tell me how to properly say this sentence this way

How would an american say this?

How much overdraft are you allowed to run up?

How big an overdraft are you allowed to run up?

And which of these would you say please?

How big an overdraft are you allowed?

How much overdraft are you allowed?

Please help me
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These, I think:

How big an overdraft are you allowed to run up?

How big an overdraft are you allowed?
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