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Mariott Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

In the below?

I wonder if the following sentence makes sense.

"You can find the details in the below."

Is that grammatically right?
Do I need to add a noun like
"You can find the details in the below section/sentence/part."

Can't I just use "in the below"?

Thanks for your help.
  

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You really need the noun and a little restructuring: Y ou can find the details in the section below : You can find the details in the following section :

— Mister Micawber

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You really need the noun and a little restructuring:

You can find the details in the section below:
You can find the details in the following section:
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Thanks so much Mister Micawber
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I detest the use of the word "below" in this manner, but it has become very common in emails. If you read it out loud, doesn't it sound wrong, or is it just my generation that has that instinct about grammar?
It should be, "You can find the details in the section/sentence/part below." Your real mistake was putting the word "below" in the wrong place.
I see a lot of emails that say, "Pleas
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Hi,

I suggest simply 'You can find the details below'.

Clive
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AnonymousI see a lot of emails that say, "Please see the below attachment." Read it out. It sounds wrong. Imagine you are in a multi-level department store. Would you ever say "Let's go to the below floor."? No, you would say, "Let's go to the floor below." When you type, you should approach it the same way.
We are losing this battle. 'above' and 'below' are
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