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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Want accounts of something...

Hi

Is this phrase natural English?

(Angry boss to his finance manager)

I want accounts of every single penny spent.

Or

I want accounts of every penny I handed over to you.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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No. Say eg I want an accounting for every single penny spent last year.

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  • Say eg I want an accounting for every single penny spent last year.
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No. Say eg I want an accounting for every single penny spent last year.

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Natural for informal business jargon maybe, but not correct, technically.

Account for = phrasal verb.

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"I need you to account for every single penny you spent / I handed over to you."

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"I want an accounting of ..

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