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Old 21-Sep-2005, 12:13
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Default Executive Assistant

Is it proper to use "express" as the verb in the following sentence?

Mr. Smith expressed that the procedure we were following was not appropriate for the experiment.
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Old 21-Sep-2005, 12:57
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I'd add "expressed *his opinion that*..." Sounds more complete.
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