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    Cool i've made

    Hello,
    Is the present perfect appropriate here, please?
    "Since we cancelled several meetings, I've made a new schedule, here it is."
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    It's fine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Will17 View Post
    Hello,
    Is the present perfect appropriate here, please?
    "Since we cancelled several meetings, I've made a new schedule, here it is."
    Thank you!
    Will
    By "since" do you mean "from the time that" or "because"?

    From the time that we cancelled several meetings (which was a couple of weeks ago), I've made a new schedule. Here it is.

    Because we have cancelled several meetings, I've made a new schedule. Here it is.
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    Thank you both.

    I meant "because".

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    Default Re: i've made

    I know I'm nit-picking here, but between schedule and here, wouldn't a semi-colon work better?

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    Default Re: i've made

    Quote Originally Posted by Hedwig View Post
    I know I'm nit-picking here, but between schedule and here, wouldn't a semi-colon work better?
    A semi-colon is fine, but I prefer the full stop (period). I see it as a new sentence for a new thought.
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