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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Your genuine interest in the issue as well as your follow-up ...

Hi 

Are these lines OK/natural in formal writing? It is a letter of appreciation to someone.

Your genuine interest in the issue as well as your follow-up to the solution of our problem reinforced my conviction that there are still a few people who...

Thanks,

Tom
  

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I think the sentence would benefit from commas around "as well as ... our problem". I'm not sure I exactly understand what "your follow-up to the solution of our problem" refers to.

— GPY

  • I think the sentence would benefit from commas around "as well as ...
  • our problem".
  • I'm not sure I exactly understand what "your follow-up to the solution of our problem" refers to.
  • They solved your problem, and then added some extra input later?
  • It would no doubt be clearer with the background knowledge that the recipient will obviously have.
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I think the sentence would benefit from commas around "as well as ... our problem". I'm not sure I exactly understand what "your follow-up to the solution of our problem" refers to. They solved your problem, and then added some extra input later? It would no doubt be clearer with the background knowledge that the recipient will obviously have.
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