Can we use "Let" in Pr.continuous : We are letting you know.......:?:
M Maral New member Joined Aug 11, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Aug 11, 2010 #1 Can we use "Let" in Pr.continuous : We are letting you know.......:?:
englishpro Member Joined Aug 11, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Aug 11, 2010 #2 Of course! "I'm letting John use my car at the moment because his car has broken down"
M Maral New member Joined Aug 11, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Aug 11, 2010 #3 then how about business english:?: We are letting you know....... i guess it's incorrect/ I would rather say: we kindly inform you.......
then how about business english:?: We are letting you know....... i guess it's incorrect/ I would rather say: we kindly inform you.......
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 11, 2010 #4 Maral said: then how about business english:?: We are letting you know....... i guess it's incorrect/ I would rather say: we kindly inform you....... Click to expand... I can't agree that it's incorrect. It's certainly more formal -- and therefore more expected -- to say "informing you" than "letting you know." (I don't see "kindly" used often in business correspondence.)
Maral said: then how about business english:?: We are letting you know....... i guess it's incorrect/ I would rather say: we kindly inform you....... Click to expand... I can't agree that it's incorrect. It's certainly more formal -- and therefore more expected -- to say "informing you" than "letting you know." (I don't see "kindly" used often in business correspondence.)