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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Thanking you in advance
A: I am going away for a week. Could you take care of my dog?
B: No problem. I will do it.
A:
1. Thank you for accepting to take care of my dog.
2. Thank you in advance for taking care of my dog.
3. Thank you for taking care of my dog.
In this context are (1), (2) and (3) all acceptable?
Many Thanks.
B: No problem. I will do it.
A:
1. Thank you for accepting to take care of my dog.
2. Thank you in advance for taking care of my dog.
3. Thank you for taking care of my dog.
In this context are (1), (2) and (3) all acceptable?
Many Thanks.
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azz n this context are (1), (2) and (3) all acceptable? No; none is conversational or even native there. A: I'm going away for a week.
- azz n this context are (1), (2) and (3) all acceptable?
- No; none is conversational or even native there.
- A: I'm going away for a week.
- Could you take care of my dog?
- B: Sure, no problem.
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azzn this context are (1), (2) and (3) all acceptable?No; none is conversational or even native there.
A: I'm going away for a week. Could you take care of my dog?
B: Sure, no problem.
A: Thanks!
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Thank you very much,
I was trying to come up with a context where one would thank someone for what they have accepted to do in the future. I ended up producing an unnatural dialogue.
But in general, could one say: 'Thank you for doing that.' if another person has accepted to do it in the future? Doesn't 'Thank you for doing that.' imply that the favor has already been done?
I was trying to come up with a context where one would thank someone for what they have accepted to do in the future. I ended up producing an unnatural dialogue.
But in general, could one say: 'Thank you for doing that.' if another person has accepted to do it in the future? Doesn't 'Thank you for doing that.' imply that the favor has already been done?
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azzDoesn't 'Thank you for doing that.' imply that the favor has already been done?No, there is no intrinsic time element, though of course we usually thank people after they have done it, not before.
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