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Mr. Tom Posted 4 years ago
Vocabulary

Money owed by us

Hi

Is the use of money owed by us natural?

(The speaker was the owner of the company)

It was too distressing to know that there was still a lot of money owed by us, the company, to different people.(=the speaker owed different people money.)

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is the use of money owed by us natural? Yes.

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  • Mr.
  • Tom Is the use of money owed by us natural?
  • Yes.
  • In fact, I would expect it in this context.
  • People often paint themselves into a grammatical corner in extemporaneous speech, and this guy got out skillfully.
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Mr. TomIs the use of money owed by us natural?

Yes. In fact, I would expect it in this context. People often paint themselves into a grammatical corner in extemporaneous speech, and this guy got out skillfully.

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Mr. TomIs the use of money owed by us natural?

Not particularly.

It was too distressing to know that there was still a lot of money that we, the company, owed to different people.
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