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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
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"nice knowing you" VS "nice to know you"

0Hello there,02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00If i just met somebody for the 1st time and would like to send him an email to follow up, should i say02font 02br 02br 01font 00"It is nice to know you" 02font 02br 02br 01font 00OR02font 02br 02br 01font 00"It is nice knowing you"02font 02br 02br 00Are you talking about a business situation, or a personal/social situation? In both cases, I suggest such comments are not appropriate because they are too personal. You hardly know the person at all.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00If i just met somebody for the 1st time and would like to send him an email to follow up, should i say02font 02br 02br 01font 00"It is nice to know you" 02font 02br 02br 01font 00OR02font 02br 02br 01font 00"It is nice knowing you"02font 02br 02br 00Are you talking about a business situation, or a personal/social situation?
  • In both cases, I suggest such comments are not appropriate because they are too personal.
  • You hardly know the person at all.
  • 02br 02br 00Anyway, that's the situation in my country and culture.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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0Hi Clive and thanks for raising the question Cogar. 05002br
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00Am I right that in America, you wouldn't say 'It is nice to know you' when you first met someone. How about if you got to know the person more, lets say, after a conversation, could you say that? Also, does 'Nice to meet you' mean the same thing? 02br
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0 Hi PBF02br
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00Immediately after an introduction I would say "(It's) nice to meet you."02br
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi PBF12br
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10Immediately after an introduction I would say "(It's) nice to meet you."12br
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10When saying goodbye at the end of the first encounter (e.g. after you've had a conversation) I might say "It was nice meeting you."12br
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0 Hi PBF02br
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00No, I wouldn't. I'd be much more likely to say "It's nice to know you" after I had spent a considerable amount of time and had many conversations with someone.0-
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0 If you are looking for a pleasant thing to say, you can try "I look forward to working with you on this" (before the project) or "It was a pleasure working with you on this" (as you conclude the project). 0-
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0 Slightly OT:02br
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00Barb, what's your personal opinion about the difference (if any) between these two?02br
00- "01b00I look02b00 forward to working with you." 02br
00- "01b00I'm looking02b00 forward to working with you."0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10If you are looking for a pleasant thing to say, you can try "I look forward to working with you on this" (before the project) or "It was a pleasure working with you on this" (as you conclude the project).12blockquote
10Hi Grammar Geek,02br
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0Before: I look foward to working with you too.02br
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00After: I enjoyed working with you too.02br
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00Amy - 02br
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00Honestly, I'm not sure. 02br
00I'm looking - a little more "in the moment" perhaps? I write this as I'm typing the e-mail.02br
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00I look -
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Before: I look foward to working with you too.12br
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10After: I enjoyed working with you too.12br
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10Honestly, I'm not sure. 12br
10I'm looking - a little more "in the moment" pe
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