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Flower1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Would it be fine?
Is this sentence all right?
As Ms. Yuen is living in the New Territories, would it be fine if I booked a telephone conference for both of you to speak to her? I don't think she would want to travel all the way to Hong Kong just for a short meeting.
As Ms. Yuen is living in the New Territories, would it be fine if I booked a telephone conference for both of you to speak to her? I don't think she would want to travel all the way to Hong Kong just for a short meeting.
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Strictly speaking, the sentence is acceptable. However, it's awkward and does not flow naturally. A native speaker of English would probably say something like: Since Ms.
- Strictly speaking, the sentence is acceptable.
- However, it's awkward and does not flow naturally.
- A native speaker of English would probably say something like: Since Ms.
- Yuen lives in the New Territories, would it be OK if I booked a telephone conference for both of you?
- I don't think she would want to travel all the way to Hong Kong just for a short meeting.
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Strictly speaking, the sentence is acceptable. However, it's awkward and does not flow naturally. A native speaker of English would probably say something like:
Since Ms. Yuen lives in the New Territories, would it be OK if I booked a telephone conference for both of you? I don't think she would want to travel all the way to Hong Kong just for a short
Since Ms. Yuen lives in the New Territories, would it be OK if I booked a telephone conference for both of you? I don't think she would want to travel all the way to Hong Kong just for a short
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Agreed with John. I think "booked" is sort of unclear as to what it really means. We book a hotel room, flight, and convention/ facility. Would you say "arranged" is a better word for the context?
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