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Car teal 677 Posted 6 years ago
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Is the usage of 'correct' correct here?

I had the following conversation with my friend.
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Me: Thank you for sending this.
Friend: Nothing.
Me: I have to correct you that your response "nothing" is a kind of Chinglish and a proper one is "you are welcome" or "it is my pleasure".
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Question: regardless of the politeness, is the usage "correct somebody that ..." correct? although i am sure that "tell","suggest" can be used in that way.

  

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I had the following conversation with my friend. Me: Thank you for sending this. Friend: Nothing.

— Clive

  • I had the following conversation with my friend.
  • Me: Thank you for sending this.
  • Friend: Nothing.
  • ) Me: I have to correct you that your response "nothing" is a kind of Chinglish and a proper one is "you are welcome" or "it is my pleasure".
  • " correct?
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I had the following conversation with my friend.
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Me: Thank you for sending this.
Friend: Nothing. ( He can say It's nothing / It was nothing.)
Me: I have to correct you that your response "nothing" is a kind of Chinglish and a proper one is "you are welcome" or "it is my pleasure".
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Question: regardless of the politeness, is the usage "correct somebody

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