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MIG Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"Please be sitting" vs "Please have a seat"
Hi.
Please help me to understand the difference(s) between these two phrases. In which circumstance will one be preferred over another?
1) Please be sitting.
2) Please have a seat.
Please help me to understand the difference(s) between these two phrases. In which circumstance will one be preferred over another?
1) Please be sitting.
2) Please have a seat.
Top answer
#1 is not correct, but you can say Please be seated , which is rather formal.
- #1 is not correct, but you can say Please be seated , which is rather formal.
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#1 is not correct, but you can say Please be seated, which is rather formal.
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Be sitting is not proper. Be in a sitting position may be more clear. If you're inviting someone to sit (2) is correct.
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Windsor13Be in a sitting position may be more clear.The problem with that is that it is not natural English.
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fivejedjon Windsor13Be in a sitting position may be more clear.The problem with that is that it is not natural English.Yes, that is true, but what is natural English, after all? English is most made of words from German, French, Spanish, Latin and a few other select languages.
Be in a sitting position is not strictly proper, but comparatively speaking, it
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