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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Letter Writing
Tone of a sentence
I've received an email with a sentence “Please help me check it and feedback to me" at the end of the email. The “feedback to me” part feels like a command. However, he is just my colleague not my boss. I know feedback is a noun and people rarely use it as a verb. Did I comprehend the tone correctly?
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'Please' modifies both 'help' and 'feedback' (Yes, it is odd as a verb, but that is irrelevant to your concern). Polite requests and commands take the same imperative form. If it is from your co-worker, then the tone is that of a polite request.
- 'Please' modifies both 'help' and 'feedback' (Yes, it is odd as a verb, but that is irrelevant to your concern).
- Polite requests and commands take the same imperative form.
- If it is from your co-worker, then the tone is that of a polite request.
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'Please' modifies both 'help' and 'feedback' (Yes, it is odd as a verb, but that is irrelevant to your concern). Polite requests and commands take the same imperative form. If it is from your co-worker, then the tone is that of a polite request.
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