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Rdep01 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Oral "complimentary closes" :)

Hi everybody, Emotion: smile

Thank you for your forum.

I'm looking for oral "complimentary closes" and welcoming idioms, used when speaking at phone, like "May I help you?"
Would you help me?
Thanks Emotion: smile

(a second question: " Thank you by advance" is it correct?)
  

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Thank you in advance. Is this for phone conversations with friends or is it for business calls? CJ

— CalifJim

  • Thank you in advance.
  • Is this for phone conversations with friends or is it for business calls?
  • CJ
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Thank you in advance.

Is this for phone conversations with friends or is it for business calls?

CJ
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Thank you for your answer Emotion: smile

This is for formal and informal business calls
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Normally in the U.S., when people answer the phone at their place of business, they say the name of the company and their own name and "speaking", like this:

Jacobson, Sandler, and Ashe Consultants. Jennifer speaking.

Some add a greeting like Good morning. Some even add How may I help you? or How can I help you? The name can be left off. The sp
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Thank you very much for your skilled answer Emotion: smile

Have a nice day too
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