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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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kayak

A: Hi, I'm calling to see if you carry kayak.
B: Yes, we do.
A: How many types of karaks do you have?
B: We have three different models of 2 seater plastic kayaks.
A: How much do they cost?
B: The prices range from five hundred to two thousand dollars depending on the model.

Could you please make the conversation natural?
Thanks.
  

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Hi N2G Just a couple of comments: - A: Hi, I'm calling to see if you carry kayak s . - A: How many types of karaks do you have? => I would suggest that people normally don't want to know "how many" but rather either "what kind" or whether the company carries a specific type or brand.

— Yankee

  • Hi N2G Just a couple of comments: - A: Hi, I'm calling to see if you carry kayak s .
  • - A: How many types of karaks do you have?
  • => I would suggest that people normally don't want to know "how many" but rather either "what kind" or whether the company carries a specific type or brand.
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Hi N2G

Just a couple of comments:

- A: Hi, I'm calling to see if you carry kayaks.
- A: How many types of karaks do you have? => I would suggest that people normally don't want to know "how many" but rather either "what kind" or whether the company carries a specific type or brand.
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Thanks, Yankee.I agree with you. One last question, should it be "What kind of kayaks/What kindS of kayaks do you carry?"
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I'd probably go with "what kinds of kayaks".
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I would suggest that if you asked "what kind" you are asking "which brand."
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GG, are you saying the singular "what kind" suggests brand while what kinds suggests builts ie: two seater, plastic, wooden?
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Well, you asked to make it natural, right?
As someone who used to kayak a great deal, I would assume, if you carry kayaks at all, that you carry single-person seak kayays, maybe double sea kayaks, white-water kayaks, and probably those little sit-a-top fool-around-on-the-water kayaks. But if I've done my research about what type of kayak I want to buy, at this point, if I said "what kind" I
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I see your point now, GG. I just want to confirm. Which is better, what kind of kayak/kayakS?
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