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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Understanding/understandable
I'd really like to thank you for being so "understanding or understandable"? Which of the two would you choose in this context?
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" It's usually used in self preservation, as the person being complimented is in agreement with the speaker. " This sentence is perhaps a little unusually worded for the common English speaker, but it makes perfect sense. " The person being complimented has been concise or used simple wording to describe or convey an idea.
- " It's usually used in self preservation, as the person being complimented is in agreement with the speaker.
- " This sentence is perhaps a little unusually worded for the common English speaker, but it makes perfect sense.
- " The person being complimented has been concise or used simple wording to describe or convey an idea.
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"I'd really like to thank you for being so understanding."
This is the same as saying "Thank you for understanding the situation so clearly." It's usually used in self preservation, as the person being complimented is in agreement with the speaker. It can also possibly mean something such as "Thank you for being so sympathetic."
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"I'd really like to thank you for
This is the same as saying "Thank you for understanding the situation so clearly." It's usually used in self preservation, as the person being complimented is in agreement with the speaker. It can also possibly mean something such as "Thank you for being so sympathetic."
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"I'd really like to thank you for
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Er . . . how embarassing. Just for the record, I'm not, well, female. 
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