Imperative, terminal
1)
"It is imperative that the documents are sent before the end of the week."
"It is imperative that the documents be sent before the end of the week."
Are both options possible?
2)
When I use a credit card terminal and I want to close it at the end of the day, can I say
"I am just going to settle today's batch (of transactions) on the credit card terminal."? Would 'perform a batch settlement' also work?
Thank you.
Top answer
Ann225 Are both options possible? Yes. " See above.
- Ann225 Are both options possible?
- Yes.
- " See above.
- Ann225 Would 'perform a batch settlement' also work?
- I prefer the first one.
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Ann225Are both options possible?
Yes.
Ann225"I am just going to settle today's (batch of) transactions on the credit card terminal."
See above.
Ann225Would 'pe
0Ann225It is imperative that the documents [are / be] sent before the end of the week.
Both are OK. My impression is that the British are more likely to use 'are' and the Americans are more likely to use 'be'.
The following graphs from "Google Ngram Viewer" give a clear view of this phenomenon.
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