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    Hanka is offline Senior Member
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    Default proofreading once more

    Hello,

    could you please proofread also the following sentences:

    1) I am not able to help you now, although I would like to very much.

    2) I promise that I will continue to look for further possibilities to help you already now, at least partially. (I am not sure about "already now" refering to the fact that he would like to help him now when he nees it)

    Thank you very much.

    Hanka

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    Tdol is offline Editor, UsingEnglish.com
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    Default Re: proofreading once more

    1 Ok
    2 I don't like 'already now'. When are you going to help?

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    Default Re: proofreading once more

    I think that he wants to help his friend within several days and not months or years. So he says "now".

    Hanka

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    Default Re: proofreading once more

    Maybe I could drop "already" and say "I will continue to look for other possibilities to help you now, at least partially.

    It should probably mean as soon as possible.

    Hanka

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    Default Re: proofreading once more

    I will continue to look for other ways to help you, at least in part, as soon as I can

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