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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Shouldn't it be 'on' instead of 'for'?

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Shouldn't it be 'on' instead of 'for'?

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The quotation given sounds very much like an acceptance notification for enrolling in a class. The actual learning has yet to take place, so you are being congratulated " for " paying the money to take the course. If this were, instead, congratulations on completing the course successfully, then " on " would be preferred in my opinion.

— Wilpeter

  • The quotation given sounds very much like an acceptance notification for enrolling in a class.
  • The actual learning has yet to take place, so you are being congratulated " for " paying the money to take the course.
  • If this were, instead, congratulations on completing the course successfully, then " on " would be preferred in my opinion.
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The quotation given sounds very much like an acceptance notification for enrolling in a class. The actual learning has yet to take place, so you are being congratulated "for" paying the money to take the course. If this were, instead, congratulations on completing the course successfully, then "on" would be preferred in my opinion.
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