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Tung Quoc Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Past continuous

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00Please correct these sentences. Is the use of the past continuous here right? If not, why?02br
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01font00Just a quick note to thank you for the wonderful week we spent with you from Monday to Friday. During the week, we were learning many thing, such as the management way, your working experirnce, and so on.02font02br
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01font00We are always looking forward to hearing from you everything.02font02br
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0 I don't see any reason for the continuous here. IMO: 02br 02br 00 ---------02br 00 Just a quick note01b 00 of02b 00 thank you for the wonderful 01b 00week spent02b 00 with you from Monday to Friday. During the week, we 01b 00learned02b 00 many 01b 00things02b 00, such as the management 01b 00style02b 00, your 01b 00work02b 00 01b 00experience02b 00, and so on.

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 I don't see any reason for the continuous here.
  • IMO: 02br 02br 00 ---------02br 00 Just a quick note01b 00 of02b 00 thank you for the wonderful 01b 00week spent02b 00 with you from Monday to Friday.
  • During the week, we 01b 00learned02b 00 many 01b 00things02b 00, such as the management 01b 00style02b 00, your 01b 00work02b 00 01b 00experience02b 00, and so on.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00 As a result of this visit,02b 00 we01b 00'll02b 00 always 01b 00look02b 00 forward to hearing from you.
  • 02br 00 ---------02br 02br 0-
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0 I don't see any reason for the continuous here. IMO: 02br
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00 Just a quick note01b00 of02b00 thank you for the wonderful 01b00week spent02b00 with you from Monday to Friday. During the week, we 01b00learned02b00 many 01b00things02b00, such as the ma
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0Hi,02br
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00Thanks,02br
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00but:02br
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00Why didn't you write:02br
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00Just a quick note01b00 of02b00 thank01font01u00ing02u02font00 you for the wonderful 01b00week spent02b00 with you from Monday to
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0Hi Quoc,02br
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00The expression is "note of thanks."02br
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00It could be a note of praise (not praising) or note of appreciation... thanks, praise, appreciation are all nouns. The gerund form doesn't work here.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Thanks,02br
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00but:02br
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00Why didn't Hancus write:02br
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00Just a quick note01b00 02b00of thanks for the wonderful 01b00week spent02b00 with you from Monday to Friday. 02br
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00but she wrote:02br
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0You can say to someone directly: "Thank you," or more informally, "Thanks."02br
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00In my experience, it's a "thank you note" or a "note of thanks." (When "thanks" is a 01i00noun02i00, it's not informal.) 02br
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00"A note of thank you" is not a common way to say this (in my experience) - possibly it just slipped MH's attention
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10 Why didn't Hancus write:12br
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10Just a quick note11b10 12b10of thanks for the wonderful 11b10week spent12b10 with you from Monday to Friday. 12br
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10 but she wrote:02br
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0<Also, why haven't you done a search at the New York Times for:02br
00"note of thanks" to confirm it exists in educated contexts? I mean, a bit of work would help you make some progress05000>02br
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00Why didn't you add it to your 01i00corrected02i00 form of the original?02br
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00<<Just a quick 
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0 So, the answer is, I missed the "you" after "note of thanks." That shouldn't be there. 0-
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0 Just my (additional) two cents:02br
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00 I think "from Monday to Friday" is completely unnecessary.02br
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