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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To/and
I'm confused by these two sentences:
Who should I call to schedule an appointment with. And
Who should I call and schedule and appointment with.
Is the with necessary? It seems unnecessary but is it grammatically incorrect?
And does the latter sentence work with an and?
Who should I call to schedule an appointment with. And
Who should I call and schedule and appointment with.
Is the with necessary? It seems unnecessary but is it grammatically incorrect?
And does the latter sentence work with an and?
Top answer
" -- the person you call is the same person you are arranging to meet. I am not sure if this sentence is completely structurally sound, but in conversation it would pass without problem. " -- the person you call is not necessarily the person you are arranging to meet (it could be their secretary, for example).
- " -- the person you call is the same person you are arranging to meet.
- I am not sure if this sentence is completely structurally sound, but in conversation it would pass without problem.
- " -- the person you call is not necessarily the person you are arranging to meet (it could be their secretary, for example).
- In the first sentence, "and schedule" seems loose when written down, but it would not be unusual in conversation.
- In the second sentence, "and schedule" does not work.
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"Who should I call to schedule an appointment with?" -- the person you call is the same person you are arranging to meet. I am not sure if this sentence is completely structurally sound, but in conversation it would pass without problem.
"Who should I call to schedule an appointment?" -- the person you call is not necessarily the person you are arranging to meet (it could be their secret
"Who should I call to schedule an appointment?" -- the person you call is not necessarily the person you are arranging to meet (it could be their secret
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Hi Mr Wordy,
Who should I call and schedule an appointment with? - Does this sentence work?
Who should I call and schedule an appointment with? - Does this sentence work?
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PreciousJonesWho should I call and schedule an appointment with? - Does this sentence work?I think I just answered that.
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Sorry, my previous post was unclear. Could you specify your answer please.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
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"Who should I call and schedule an appointment with?" means very nearly the same as "Who should I call to schedule an appointment with?"
I mentioned in my original reply that the version with "and" seemed looser when written down but was fairly common in conversation. Looking again, I'm not sure why I said that it seemed looser. I've changed my mind on that, so basically the version with
I mentioned in my original reply that the version with "and" seemed looser when written down but was fairly common in conversation. Looking again, I'm not sure why I said that it seemed looser. I've changed my mind on that, so basically the version with
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Hi,
"Who should I call and schedule an appointment with?"
It does seem 'looser' to me.
Consider
I should go to the store and buy milk.
I should go to the store to buy milk.
Only 'to' makes clear that this is my purpose for going to the store. With 'and', maybe I have to go to the store for some other reas
"Who should I call and schedule an appointment with?"
It does seem 'looser' to me.
Consider
I should go to the store and buy milk.
I should go to the store to buy milk.
Only 'to' makes clear that this is my purpose for going to the store. With 'and', maybe I have to go to the store for some other reas
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Hi,
"Who should I call and schedule an appointment with?"
It does seem 'looser' to me.
Consider
I should go to the store and buy milk.
I should go to the store to buy milk.
Only 'to' makes clear that this is my purpose for going to the store. With 'and', maybe I have to go to t
"Who should I call and schedule an appointment with?"
It does seem 'looser' to me.
Consider
I should go to the store and buy milk.
I should go to the store to buy milk.
Only 'to' makes clear that this is my purpose for going to the store. With 'and', maybe I have to go to t
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