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Billybillwong Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Please find (AND) so on?

Hi,

Do u think there is any problem with this:

Please find attached the invoice for the charges.... and settle payment accordingly by 31 Dec.

I always think there will be some problem with the sentence "Please (action e.g. find) and (verb e.g. settle)".

Please give me some help
  

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and settle the payment(s) accordingly by 31 Dec.

  • and settle the payment(s) accordingly by 31 Dec.
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Please find the attached invoice for the charges...and settle the payment(s) accordingly by 31 Dec.
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Please find attached the invoice for the charges and settle payment accordingly by 31 December.

It is fine as written, billy. 'Settle payment' is a standard phrase. You should have the courtesy to take the time to spell out months, etc.
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Hi,

I got a question with the construction "find attached the invoice" don't know why, but it sounds very strange to me.

Why is 'attached' first and 'the' 2nd? I mostly place articles first and other adj. later. Is there a rule for it or just a matter of habit?

Example: a red ball. I wouldn't say red a ball. So why in this case attached comes first
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First, it is a standard business-English fixed phrase - that is the main point, I think.

Second, the construction is not what you think it is:

Please find attached to this letter the invoice for your order =

Please find the invoice for your order attached to this letter

Find attached is a verb + adverb construction, I would say.
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0 . 0 I see, thanks for the knowledge. I have never recieved that kind of letters before~~
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It should be "Please find, attached, the invoice for the charges, and, settle payment accordingly by 31 Dec." People are just so lazy to use a comma these days.
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No, the commas are wrong. Would you write 'My wife, here, will take your coat'? I hope you are not writing your own business letters with them: you will draw strange looks.
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my question

please find attached, invoice against purchase order number 023

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