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Which is normal: condolence or condolences? Thank you.
Originally Posted by jiaruchan Which is normal: condolence or condolences? Thank you. It would be "a telegram of condolence", as far as I'm concerned. However, when sending it, you would be expressing your "condolences".
Originally Posted by emsr2d2 It would be "a telegram of condolence", as far as I'm concerned. However, when sending it, you would be expressing your "condolences". Thank you. I googled and found both are frequently used. Do you think one is more proper than the other?
Originally Posted by jiaruchan Thank you. I googled and found both are frequently used. Do you think one is more proper than the other? I would say that "condolence" is used more often if you are specifically referring to the telegram. Otherwise, "condolences" is the word!
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