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  1. 10-Feb-2004, 15:50 #1
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    Default corectness

    Have you ever met such constructions

    " I'm interested in knowing "
    " Thanking you in advance "


    and do you consider them as good ones??
  2. 11-Feb-2004, 13:05 #2
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    I'm interested in knowing about is the same as I would like to know about, and it is perfectly good. Thanking you in advance is a phrase I have run across numerous times. While it isn't, strictly speaking, necessary (for politeness), it is grammatical.

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    Default Re: corectness

    Quote Originally Posted by Lidia
    Have you ever met such constructions

    " I'm interested in knowing "
    " Thanking you in advance "


    and do you consider them as good ones??
    The second is sometimes used as a closing in a letter of request.
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