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Old 19-Apr-2005, 03:58
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Default Re: Please correct (letter 1)

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Why it is wrong to say "In the previous year"?
Because in the previous year = one year before a time refernce.

I went to Germany in 2002. The previous year (=2001) I had taken a course in German....

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Why you don't use "as soon as possible"? And what's the difference of "at your erliest convenience"?
'At your earliest convenience' is used in letters as a polite way of saying 'as soon as possible', which can sound too direct. When writing, it is important to try to be as polite as possible

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Why do you use "as seen" here? What's the difference of "take out"?
I didn't feel that 'take out' worked as a way of making a reference, which is what you're doing here.

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Doesn't include the word "conditions" the "terms and prices"? In Germany it is.
It does, We talk or Terms and Conditions as going together. I shoved an extra prices in to let them know where I was expecting them to impress me.
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