Respects
Does this sentence sound good:
"I finish this note by paying my respects to you."
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In British/American culture, this would sound elaborate and unctuous. It's OK if you are writing to someone in whose culture this is normal. Clive
- In British/American culture, this would sound elaborate and unctuous.
- It's OK if you are writing to someone in whose culture this is normal.
- Clive
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In British/American culture, this would sound elaborate and unctuous. It's OK if you are writing to someone in whose culture this is normal.
Clive
0Christine ChristieDoes this sentence sound good:
"I finish this note by paying my respects to you."
I'm sorry to say that it doesn't sound good to me.
The situations in which I most often hear "pay respects (to someone)" are wakes and funerals.
Mrs. Sloan's husband died last night. If they have a wake, we should go t
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