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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
The wording of the letter is archaic
Dear all,
My brother is working in an American company in Dubai. A couple of days back he submitted a leave application to the General Manager of that company to allow him to come to his native place, India to attend his cousin's marriage. But the secretary to the General Manager, who is a native English speaker commented that his wording is archaic. But I think that my brother's leave application is OK as it is. I am giving it here for your kind perusal. I'd like to get your opinion on this.
This is the body of my brother's leave application:
"My cousin's marriage is on 01st May 2021. I wish to go to India to participate in that function. So kindly grant me leave for 9 days starting from 25th April 2021. I am planning to book my ticket in a couple of days. I request you to approve my leave at the earliest.
My brother is working in an American company in Dubai. A couple of days back he submitted a leave application to the General Manager of that company to allow him to come to his native place, India to attend his cousin's marriage. But the secretary to the General Manager, who is a native English speaker commented that his wording is archaic. But I think that my brother's leave application is OK as it is. I am giving it here for your kind perusal. I'd like to get your opinion on this.
This is the body of my brother's leave application:
"My cousin's marriage is on 01st May 2021. I wish to go to India to participate in that function. So kindly grant me leave for 9 days starting from 25th April 2021. I am planning to book my ticket in a couple of days. I request you to approve my leave at the earliest.
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cat navy 425 I'd like to get your opinion on this. I wouldn't call it archaic. It is perhaps a tad overnice and non-native-sounding.
- cat navy 425 I'd like to get your opinion on this.
- I wouldn't call it archaic.
- It is perhaps a tad overnice and non-native-sounding.
- "Wish" for "would like", the unusual inclusion of "in that function", "starting from" instead of "starting on", all are noticeable.
- "I request you to infinitive " is not natural in my US dialect.
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cat navy 425 I'd like to get your opinion on this.
I wouldn't call it archaic. It is perhaps a tad overnice and non-native-sounding. "Wish" for "would like", the unusual inclusion of "in that function", "starting from" instead of "starting on", all are noticeable. "I request you to infinitive" is not natural in my US dialect. Nothing glaring or outda
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Please grant me nine days leave to attend my cousin's wedding, starting April 25, 2021, at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
CJ
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cat navy 425"My cousin's marriage is on 01st May 2021. I wish to go to India to participate in that function. So kindly grant me leave for 9 days starting from 25th April 2021. I am planning to book my ticket in a couple of days. I request you to approve my leave at the earliest.
To me, "at the earliest" has an antiquated feel, and "participate in that func
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