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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence correct?
Is this sentence correct?
Most banks charge interest to their customers in respect of overdrafts.
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Most banks charge interest to their customers in respect of overdrafts.
Thank you
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I would be more direct: Most banks charge interest (Or "an interest fee") when their customers are overdrawn.
- I would be more direct: Most banks charge interest (Or "an interest fee") when their customers are overdrawn.
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I would be more direct:
Most banks charge interest (Or "an interest fee") when their customers are overdrawn.
Most banks charge interest (Or "an interest fee") when their customers are overdrawn.
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Technically, I'm not sure, but it certainly reads badly. At the very least, I'd change the "of" to a "to" but I'd rather scrap the sentence entirely and replace it with something like "Most banks charge their customers interest on accounts that are overdrawn.".
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Doctor D,
I read this on wikipedia, do you find the sentence strange?
Thank you
I read this on wikipedia, do you find the sentence strange?
Thank you
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The sentence we began with on overdrafts? Not strange but over-formal.
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I have never heard in respects of? Is this a mistake and should be in respects to?
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The standard wording is
"with respect to."
According to my dictionary
"in respect of"
is British usage.
"with respect to."
According to my dictionary
"in respect of"
is British usage.
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