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Xatso Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
The unwanted excuse
0 Hi people. 02 br
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00 I have been struggling endlessly to make the following sound somewhat professional before I have to submit my writing for review. Which one would you prefer? 02 br
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00 "English is not my native language, so you can expect some mistakes." [Lame and somewhat arrogant?] 02 br
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00 "If you find mistakes in my writing, note that I am still in the process of perfecting my English skills." [Too windy?] 02 br
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00 "If you find any mistakes in the following, I am still in the learning process. [Excuses, excuses...] 02 br
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00 "In the unfortunate event should you find mistakes in my writing, I sincerely apologise as English is not my native language. [Too long?] 02 br
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00 "If you find any grammatical errors, point them out to me and I will fix it. 02 br
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00 Do I just submit and hope for the best? 02 br
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00 Any other suggestions / comments also welcome. 0-
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00 I have been struggling endlessly to make the following sound somewhat professional before I have to submit my writing for review. Which one would you prefer? 02 br
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00 "English is not my native language, so you can expect some mistakes." [Lame and somewhat arrogant?] 02 br
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00 "If you find mistakes in my writing, note that I am still in the process of perfecting my English skills." [Too windy?] 02 br
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00 "If you find any mistakes in the following, I am still in the learning process. [Excuses, excuses...] 02 br
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00 "In the unfortunate event should you find mistakes in my writing, I sincerely apologise as English is not my native language. [Too long?] 02 br
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00 "If you find any grammatical errors, point them out to me and I will fix it. 02 br
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00 Do I just submit and hope for the best? 02 br
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00 Any other suggestions / comments also welcome. 0-
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Xatso 12 cite 10 "In the unfortunate event should you find mistakes in my writing, I sincerely 11 del 10 apologise 12 del 10 11 font 10 apologize 12 font 10 as English is not my native language. ] 12 br 12 blockquote 10 I like this one! 0-
- 0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Xatso 12 cite 10 "In the unfortunate event should you find mistakes in my writing, I sincerely 11 del 10 apologise 12 del 10 11 font 10 apologize 12 font 10 as English is not my native language.
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01 cite 10 Xatso 12 cite 10 "In the unfortunate event should you find mistakes in my writing, I sincerely 11 del10 I like this one! But10 apologise 12 del10 11 font 10 apologize 12 font 10 as English is not my native language. [Too long?] 12 br
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 What do you really want to do? Apologize? Be informed of any errors? Or both? 02 br
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00 Perhaps 01 font 00 'I apologize for any grammatical errors, and would be most grateful if you would bring them to my attention.' 02 font 02 br
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00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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00 What do you really want to do? Apologize? Be informed of any errors? Or both? 02 br
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00 Perhaps 01 font 00 'I apologize for any grammatical errors, and would be most grateful if you would bring them to my attention.' 02 font 02 br
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0 How about "I apologize for any mistakes as I am not an English speaking native." 02 br
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00 The others sounded either too cheesy, clumsy or too dramatic to my semi-American ears. 05 0 010id 1
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00 The others sounded either too cheesy, clumsy or too dramatic to my semi-American ears. 05 0 010id 1
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0 Or, "Please excuse any mistakes as English is my second language". 0-
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Or, "Please excuse any mistakes as English is my second language". 12 blockquote10 This is almost word for word what I was going to suggest. 0-
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00 This is short, to the point, and will surely do the trick. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Anonymous 12 cite 10 Or, "Please excuse any mistakes as English is my second language". 12 blockquote10 Thanks! 02 br
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00 This is short, to the point, and will surely do the trick. 02 br
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