Too many "that"s in this sentence?

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Hi,

I was writing this formal letter and in this sentence I felt like there were too many "that"s.

I would also like to mention that we have recently come to know that the previous records of the vehicle 2 address were incorrect. The address with the correct unit number is as follows:
Without out the first "that":

I would also like to mention we have recently come to know that the previous records of the vehicle 2 address were incorrect. The address with the correct unit number is as follows:

or without the second "that"

I would also like to mention that we have recently come to know the previous records of the vehicle 2 address were incorrect. The address with the correct unit number is as follows:

For me, it doesn't sound right with just one that. I was wondering how can one deal with a problem like this?

Thanks in advance for clearing me up from this mess.

Cheers,
McoreD

Yankee · Accepted Answer

Hi

Why not just omit 'that we have recently come to know'? Or do you feel that is critical information?

I would also like to mention that the previous records of the vehicle 2 address were incorrect.

Nona the brit · Answer

There is nothing wrong with having 'that' twice in the sentence, however, Yankee's suggestion is good.

McoreD · Answer

Hi Amy, yes you are right, that would be a loss of information if I didn't specify whether it was recently or not.

I was interested in the correctness of grammer, and from your replies it seems using that twice is perfectly fine.

Thank you.

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