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Chenyincheng Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Using "priority"
Hi all, If I need someone to take care of something before everything else, can I say:
Please handle this request on priority.
Please handle this request on a priority basis.
Please handle this request as priority.
Please handle this request with priority.
Which is correct/more natural? If 2 or more are acceptable, are there differences in their meanings? Thanks.
Please handle this request on priority.
Please handle this request on a priority basis.
Please handle this request as priority.
Please handle this request with priority.
Which is correct/more natural? If 2 or more are acceptable, are there differences in their meanings? Thanks.
Top answer
The only one of those that I would accept is the second. However, "on a priority basis" seems a little bit jargony, and I think I prefer just this: Please handle this request as a priority. Or of course you can say: Please give this request priority.
- The only one of those that I would accept is the second.
- However, "on a priority basis" seems a little bit jargony, and I think I prefer just this: Please handle this request as a priority.
- Or of course you can say: Please give this request priority.
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The only one of those that I would accept is the second. However, "on a priority basis" seems a little bit jargony, and I think I prefer just this:
Please handle this request as a priority.
Or of course you can say:
Please give this request priority.
Please handle this request as a priority.
Or of course you can say:
Please give this request priority.
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