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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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in sum of
0 I often see such kind of expression in our files: 02 br
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00 "service fee in sum of USD10,000" 02 br
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00 I feel the noun "sum" requires an article (either "the" or "a") here. In other words, it should go like: service fee in the/a sum of USD10,000. 02 br
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00 I'd like to hear your native speakers' comments. 02 br
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00 "service fee in sum of USD10,000" 02 br
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00 I feel the noun "sum" requires an article (either "the" or "a") here. In other words, it should go like: service fee in the/a sum of USD10,000. 02 br
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00 I'd like to hear your native speakers' comments. 02 br
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0 I agree, "in the sum of" sounds more grammatically correct. 02 br
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00 The example you stated is pretty common in business writing, though. 0-
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00 The example you stated is pretty common in business writing, though. 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I usually see 'in the 01 i 00 amount 02 i 00 of'. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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00 I usually see 'in the 01 i 00 amount 02 i 00 of'. 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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