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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
make it up with you by giving you the equal money.
I'm sorry to have broken your glass, but I'll make it up with you by giving you the equal money.
I'm sorry ... but I'll make it up to you by paying you the money the glass costs.
Do both versions of the above sound right? If not, how would you revise them? Thanks.
I'm sorry ... but I'll make it up to you by paying you the money the glass costs.
Do both versions of the above sound right? If not, how would you revise them? Thanks.
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I'm sorry I broke your glass. Please let me pay you for your costs to replace it.
- I'm sorry I broke your glass.
- Please let me pay you for your costs to replace it.
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I'm sorry I broke your glass. Please let me pay you for your costs to replace it.
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CliveHi,Thanks, GG and Clive.
Or the simpler form, 'Please let me pay for it'.
Clive
But if I want to make a sentence with "make up to/with," do my samples sound right?
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"Make it up to you" isn't quite right here. You can say "Let me make it right by paying for it."
An example of how you might use "make it up to you" - we are supposed to have lunch together where we each pay for our own meal, but at the last minute, I have to cancel. I say "let me make it up to you by treating you to lunch tomorrow instead." To make up for (attone) for my last-minute canc
An example of how you might use "make it up to you" - we are supposed to have lunch together where we each pay for our own meal, but at the last minute, I have to cancel. I say "let me make it up to you by treating you to lunch tomorrow instead." To make up for (attone) for my last-minute canc
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Grammar Geek"Make it up to you" isn't quite right here. You can say "Let me make it right by paying for it."
An example of how you might use "make it up to you" - we are supposed to have lunch together where we each pay for our own meal, but at the last minute, I have to cancel. I say "let me make it up to you by treating you to lunch tomorrow instead." To make u
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When you make it up to someone, you do something extra. I'm sorry I broke your glass. To make it up to you, I'll not only replace it, but I'll get you the matching water pitcher.
To make something right, you just make the "whole" again.
To make something right, you just make the "whole" again.
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Grammar GeekWhen you make it up to someone, you do something extra. I'm sorry I broke your glass. To make it up to you, I'll not only replace it, but I'll get you the matching water pitcher.Thanks, GG.
To make something right, you just make the "whole" again.
Got it.
By the way, what does "the matching water pitcher
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