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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The receipt vs receipt
Hi.
Just yesterday, I received a letter from your bank's head office. It stated that my new bank card was enclosed and asked me to acknowledge receipt.
My gut tells me that we need a 'the' before the word 'receipt'. How would the meaning change if I add it?
Just yesterday, I received a letter from your bank's head office. It stated that my new bank card was enclosed and asked me to acknowledge receipt.
My gut tells me that we need a 'the' before the word 'receipt'. How would the meaning change if I add it?
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'The receipt' is an object, usually a piece of paper.
'Receipt' is the act of receiving; an abstract noun.
If you were to put in 'the' then you would turn the sentence into something quite different. It would mean that you were being asked to acknowledge receiving the piece of paper given as a confirmation of a transaction, not the receiving (receipt) of the bank card.
'Receipt' is the act of receiving; an abstract noun.
If you were to put in 'the' then you would turn the sentence into something quite different. It would mean that you were being asked to acknowledge receiving the piece of paper given as a confirmation of a transaction, not the receiving (receipt) of the bank card.
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