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Fold scarf 101 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Is or has been

When you receive an email from a client, is it acceptable to say:

1. This is received.

2. This has been received.

Also, when you authorize or release a payment and you inform your team that this is done, can you say:

1. This is authorized/ released.

2. This has been authorized/ released.


Which ones are grammatically correct?

  

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fold scarf 101 Which ones are grammatically correct? You want "has been" because that is what you mean. By the way, I think that "this" doesn't work.

  • fold scarf 101 Which ones are grammatically correct?
  • You want "has been" because that is what you mean.
  • By the way, I think that "this" doesn't work.
  • It is good to be explicit in such communications.
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fold scarf 101Which ones are grammatically correct?

You want "has been" because that is what you mean. By the way, I think that "this" doesn't work. It is good to be explicit in such communications.

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