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Alpachino10 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Kind?

Hi,

In a formal letter, can I use "kind" as it follows? I want a polite and respectful sentence:

I highly appreciate your kind consideration.

Thanks
  

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Yes. However, is this in response to kind consideration that has already occurred, or in request of kind consideration yet to occur? The reason I ask is that if it hasn't occurred, it may be a bit presumptive to state you appreciate it in advance.

— KJinCali79

  • Yes.
  • However, is this in response to kind consideration that has already occurred, or in request of kind consideration yet to occur?
  • The reason I ask is that if it hasn't occurred, it may be a bit presumptive to state you appreciate it in advance.
  • Depending on the context that could sound arrogant or rude; as though you have an expectation.
  • " If the kind consideration has already happened, and this letter is a thank you of sorts, then your sentence is appropriate as it stands.
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Yes.

However, is this in response to kind consideration that has already occurred, or in request of kind consideration yet to occur? The reason I ask is that if it hasn't occurred, it may be a bit presumptive to state you appreciate it in advance. Depending on the context that could sound arrogant or rude; as though you have an expectation. In which case, you might try adding "would"
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Thank you very much for your kindresponse, my friend Emotion: smile
well, it is in response to a consideration that has already occurre
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In my experience, some countries/cultures are much more polite than others.
Here in Canada, I usually find that my Iranian students sound, to me, excessively and unnaturally polite.

Clive
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alpachino10 it is in response to a consideration that has already occurred
In that case, your original sentence is fine.
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CliveIn my experience, some countries/cultures are much more polite than others. Here in Canada, I usually find that my Iranian students sound, to me, excessively and unnaturally polite.Clive
I think even different regions within a country have varying degrees of what is customary. For example, in the U.S. I think you would find the south and the west to be
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Things are different on the internet. People who, I am sure, are polite in their everyday behaviour, seem to think it;s fine to make demands in forum without any thoughts of using a 'please'.
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