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23-Dec-2007, 15:12
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| |  how to write this sentence?
hi,
suppose i want to ask someone if the fax she received from me actually contains the same information as the original that i have in hands...
may i say:
"
according to the form i have in hands my arrival date is jan/31th.
i wonder if the fax u have received is just the same."
?
thanks,
jc |
23-Dec-2007, 19:48
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
Quote:
Originally Posted by jctgf  hi,
suppose i want to ask someone if the fax she received from me actually contains the same information as the original that i have in hands...
may i say:
"
according to the form i have in hands my arrival date is jan/31th.
i wonder if the fax u have received is just the same."
?
thanks,
jc |
According to the agenda I have, I arrive on January 13th. Can you confirm that you received the same information in the fax sent to you?
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24-Dec-2007, 11:30
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
hi,
thank you very much!
how wrong is the sentence i wrote?
is that very bad? how unnatural is that?
thanks,
jc |
24-Dec-2007, 11:39
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
Quote:
Originally Posted by jctgf hi,
thank you very much!
how wrong is the sentence i wrote?
is that very bad? how unnatural is that?
thanks,
jc | Pretty bad - and not helped by textspeak! |
24-Dec-2007, 11:45
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
hi,
thank you very much again.
what does "textspeak" mean?
i couldn't find it on my dictionary.
thanks,
jc |
24-Dec-2007, 12:17
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
hi again!
what about the sentence "suppose i want to ask someone if the fax she received from me actually contains the same information as the original that i have in hands...". it it ok?
thanks,
jc |
26-Dec-2007, 05:00
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| | Re: how to write this sentence?
It could be rephrased like this:
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