Is 'pay a visit to' more formal than 'visit'?

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PkuAdam

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Hi, Teachers,

Is 'pay a visit to' more formal than 'visit'?

I'm wirting a email to a client -- which one is better? "Our global leaders would pay a visit to you in late August" or "Our global leaders would visit you in late August"?

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Adam
 

SoothingDave

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Not a teacher.

More words is almost always more formal. "Pay a visit" is more formal than "visit."

Even better, since you are asking to be invited, say "we would like to pay a visit to you in late August."
 
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