Which word does a native use in sentence?

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Is the word "correspond" the right one?How would you say it?We left you a message saying you owed the hotel 1380 dollars. The 1380 dollars corresponds to 5 night and breakfast. Could you come down to the receptionist once you've read this please?Thank you

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hi, I'm a native speaker, and that's definitely not the right word.

'Correspond' has a few meanings. It can mean to communicate with someone, by way of writing a letter or an email ["we correspond on a regular basis"; "in our correspondence, you mentioned..."]. It can mean that two things are very similar or match each other in terms of function or other features.

Specifically, in your example, I would say:

"We left you a message saying you owed the hotel 1380 dollars. The 1380 dollars is the sum of 5 nights and breakfast. Could you come down to the receptionist once you've read this please?"

However, the message doesn't sound quite right to me.

To reword it, I would say:

"Dear sir/madam, a message was left for you in regards to your bill. It comes to the total of $1380, which covers a 5 night stay and breakfast. Please contact reception as soon as possible."

In English-speaking countries, the general rule is that customers are to be treated with respect, and one way of doing this is by speaking formally to the customer. Your message certainly gets the point across, but sounds a little strange to my ear because it's more casual than formal.

Alc24 · Answer

Thank you so much Shmuff for the explanation

Could you please help me with expressing these 4 sentences? It's for the hotel.

1 When making the reservation with your hotel, I booked a room for 5 nights for 517.50 dollars. I was later charged 621 dollars to my debit card./You charged my debit card 621 dollars. Could you tell me why the difference in amount?

2 We aren't allowed to charge the bill to her credit card until we have approval.

2 We aren't allowed to charge her credit card until we have approval.

3 X is the amount we charged your credit card.

4 The hotel charges 30 dollars for breakfast. 30 dollars is what they spend to allow 10 people to have breakfast. So if one person has breakfast the hotel is reimbursed for all they've bought.

4 If the hotel has one client, who had breakfast at the hotel, the hotel is reimbursed for all they've bought for breakfast. That's how expensive it is eating there.

Thank you so much Shmuff

Anonymous · Answer

1. When I made my reservation with your hotel, I booked a room for 5 nights at $517.50. However, I was charged $621.00 on my debit card. could you please explain why I was charged a different amount than the amount I was originally told?

2. We aren't allowed to charge to a guest's credit card until we have approval.

3. We charged you $x on your credit card.

4. The hotel charges $30 per person for breakfast. However, the cost of supplying breakfast for 10 people only costs the hotel $30. Therefore, if one person has breakfast, the hotel is more than reimbursed.

Hope this helps :] If it's not what you wanted, please tell me and I'll try again

Alc24 · Answer

thank you

What I don't understand is

2. We aren't allowed to charge to a guest's credit card until we have approval.

It's not

2. We aren't allowed to charge a guest's credit card until we have approval.

3 We charged you $x on your credit card.

it's not correct to say

3 We charged $x TO your credit card.

If you continue 4

the hotel is more than reimbursed FOR ....???

Thank you

Ps I'm going to send you a message, I had a question if that's ok?

Anonymous · Answer

2. The charge or bill is seen as an action, moving from one place to another. It's just like you would say, 'I am going to Africa,' or, 'We are going to the shops'. A thing is being moved from A to B.

3. They are interchangeable, but 'on' is used more frequently, in my experience.

4. It is implied that the hotel gets back the money it has paid and more. Therefore, 'the hotel is more than reimbursed [for its expenses].'

Of course you can send me a message :]

Alc24 · Answer

What I don't understand is why in 2 it's "allowed to charge TO a guest's debit card" and in 3 you said "they charged $ ON my debit card" Its the same kind of sentence.

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