[Idiom] advise

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Will17

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Hello!

Does this expression exist?: "Please advise upon receipt".

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Hello!

Does this expression exist?: "Please advise upon receipt".

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W
Yes, it exists. It's short for "please let us know when you receive this letter, package, etc."
 

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Yes, it exists. It's short for "please let us know when you receive this letter, package, etc."


Are supposed to write "advise us..."?
 

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Are supposed to write "advise us..."?
As I've said, it's just shorthand. "Please advise us......." would be much better.
 

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As I've said, it's just shorthand. "Please advise us......." would be much better.

I mean, is "us" necessary,?

"Please advise us upon receipt"?

or can we also write:

"Please advise upon receipt".

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I mean, is "us" necessary,?

"Please advise us upon receipt"? I like this one better.

or can we also write:

"Please advise upon receipt". You can write this. The recipient will know what it means.

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W>
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I mean, is "us" necessary,?

"Please advise us upon receipt"?

or can we also write:

"Please advise upon receipt".

Thank you
W>
Will, rique has answered your first question in post 4, and your second in post 2. What more can anyone write?
 

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Does this expression exist?: "Please advise upon receipt".
It definitely exists. . . you've just typed it and I've just read it.

So if it didn't exist before, it does now.

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Will, rique has answered your first question in post 4, and your second in post 2. What more can anyone write?

May I misunderstand things? :-(
 

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May I misunderstand things? :-(
What exactly do you not understand? Please read carefully post #s 4 and 6. If you still do not understand, please ask your question again and we will attemt to clarify.
 
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