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Hippo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

01. We have enlarged on our inquiries after receiving new information.02br
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002. We have stepped up our inquiries after receiving new information.02br
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02br 02br 00#1 is not good, because 'enlarged on' is an odd verb to use here. You could say 01font 00We have 01i 00expanded02i 00 01i 00(the02i 00 01i 00scope of)02i 00 our inquiries . 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00#1 is not good, because 'enlarged on' is an odd verb to use here.
  • You could say 01font 00We have 01i 00expanded02i 00 01i 00(the02i 00 01i 00scope of)02i 00 our inquiries .
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi Hippo,02br
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00Welcome to the Forum.02br
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00#1 is not good, because 'enlarged on' is an odd verb to use here. You could say 01font00We have 01i00expanded02i00 01i00(the02i00 01i00scope of)02i00 our inquiries . . .02font02br
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0Thank you so much.02br
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00Hippo,0-
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0Hi Hippo,02br
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00Just to add a few comments….02br
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00it’s rather difficult to determine if a given word is properly used in a sentence because of insufficient pretext and content.02br
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00We can enlarge a photo, but if applied to an order of goods, it would sound rather odd. 02br
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