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What is the correct grammar?
My partner and I are writing our wedding invitations and are confused as to the correct grammar of the following phrase:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness of
the commitment between:
Or is it:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness to
the commitment between:
Thanks for your help.
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Re: What is the correct grammar?

Originally Posted by
dragonwolf
My partner and I are writing our wedding invitations and are confused as to the correct grammar of the following phrase:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness
of 
the commitment between:
Or is it:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness to
the commitment between:
The correct word is bear, not "bare". Here bear means (give)(render) witness
to your commitment.
Your sentence sounds quite formal/legalistic, but if you want that style of course you can keep it. You could also say something simpler like '...families to witness our...'.
Thanks for your help.
2006
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Re: What is the correct grammar?
Thanks for your assistance in this matter.
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Re: What is the correct grammar?

Originally Posted by
dragonwolf
My partner and I are writing our wedding invitations and are confused as to the correct grammar of the following phrase:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness of
the commitment between:
Or is it:
We request the presence of our dear
friends and families to bare witness to
the commitment between:
Thanks for your help.
Another way would be like this:
We request the presence of our dear friends and relatives to witness the commitment between:
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Re: What is the correct grammar?

Originally Posted by
jdru_drv
Another way would be like this:
We request the presence of our dear friends and relatives to witness the commitment between:
Yes.
I unintentionally changed 'the commitment between...' to 'our (commitment)'. I didn't mean that it should be changed.
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