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    Default A question that has been provoking a debate

    Is it correct to say:
    Your feedback will help us maintain a high level of service quality for the future!

    I reckon that it should be "in the future"

    "for the future" regards some abstract future in my opinion.

    Another suggestion I have is "... high level of service quality for future service requests"

    Your opinion?

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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    Quote Originally Posted by leon_shlim View Post
    Is it correct to say:
    Your feedback will help us maintain a high level of service quality for the future!

    I reckon that it should be "in the future"

    "for the future" regards some abstract future in my opinion.

    Another suggestion I have is "... high level of service quality for future service requests"

    Your opinion?
    I'd use "in the future".

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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    Welcome to the forum, leon_shlim.

    Please try to give your threads more helpful titles in (the) future. "For/in the future?" would have been good.

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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    Thank you, I will note that for (in) the future :)))

    Any other opinions?

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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    I'd use "in the future" for your original post, and "for the future" in your last comment!
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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    Thank you for your replies.
    I'm looking for a more definite answer to this question....

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    Default Re: A question that has been provoking a debate

    Quote Originally Posted by leon_shlim View Post
    I'm looking for a more definite answer to this question....
    You asked for opinions on this, and two experienced native-speaking teachers have told you that they would use 'in the future'. What else do you want?
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