an update/any updates

[Winwin2011]

I sent a proposal by email to a customer one week ago, however I have not received his feedback.

Are the following sentences correct?

1. May I know there are any udates?
2. May I know there is an update?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would say 'May I ask whether there is an update?', but I am not a teacher.

 

[mawes12]

Or may I know if there is an update?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you looking for feedback (as you said in your first sentence), an update (as you said in your question) or simply a response?

 

[Winwin2011]

1. Do you have an update for me?
2. Do you have any updates for me?

Are there any differences in the above sentences?

 

[tedmc]

It is a response that OP is waiting.
You update the status of something that is constantly changing.
You give feedback to questions or a survey.
Your client is yet to reply or respond to you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

1. Do you have an update for me?
2. Do you have any updates for me?
Are there any differences in the above sentences?

I think you are expecting more than one update in 2, but I am not a teacher.

 

[Winwin2011]

[FONT=新細明體][/FONT]1. If we are expecting one piece ofinformation, use "Do you have an update for me?”

[FONT=新細明體][/FONT]2. If we are expecting several possible piecesof information, use "Do you have any updates for me?"

Are the above expressions correct?
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[Matthew Wai]

I consider them correct, but I am not a teacher.

 

[emsr2d2]

1. If we are expecting one piece of (space) information, use "Do you have an update for me?”

2. If we are expecting several possible pieces (space) of information, use "Do you have any updates for me?"

Are the above expressions correct?

With the correct spacing between words, they are grammatically correct. However, bear in mind that an "update" would only be the appropriate word if the person has already given you some information and you are awaiting supplementary information. It's not a replacement for "information" or "a response".

 

[tzfujimino]

That's "with", ems!

 

[Winwin2011]

With the correct spacing between words, they are grammatically correct. However, bear in mind that an "update" would only be the appropriate word if the person has already given you some information and you are awaiting supplementary information. It's not a replacement for "information" or "a response".

Thanks ems.

I sent a proposal by email to a customer one week ago, however I have not received his feedback.(He might not accept the terms of the proposal, so he doesn't reply my email). If I send him an email to follow up the proposal, is it incorrect to say " May I know if there is an update"? How do we say in emails if we have not received any feedback from the receiver?

 

[tedmc]

As ems has said, update is not an appropriate word for such a situation. I think you should be more specific, go straight to the point - ask your customer whether he/she has gone through the proposal, whether the terms are acceptable and if there are terms not acceptable, in what way you can help. I am sure you know that that a proposal is subject to negotiation before it is fully acccepted.

 

[Winwin2011]

As ems has said, update is not an appropriate word for such a situation. I think you should be more specific, go straight to the point - ask your customer whether he/she has gone through the proposal, whether the terms are acceptable and if there are terms not acceptable, in what way you can help. I am sure you know that that a proposal is subject to negotiation before it is fully acccepted.

Thanks tedmc

In such a situation, some members said "

May I ask whether there is an update?
May I know if there is an update?

Bhai clicked "like" button.

I got confused because ems said "update" is not an appropriate word for such a situation.

 

[mawes12]

Are you asking them a 'yes or no question'?

 

[Winwin2011]

Are you asking them a 'yes or no question'?

Thanks mawes

I do not know what you mean.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would expect the answer to a yes-no question to be either 'yes' or 'no', but I am not a teacher.

 

[mawes12]

Thanks mawes

I do not know what you mean.

What did you ask the customer before?

'Yes or no questions' are like saying 'can you do this?' And the answerer can say 'yes, I can do this' or 'no, I can't do this' . Do you get it?

 

[Matthew Wai]

How do we say in emails if we have not received any feedback from the receiver?

I think you can say 'May I ask your opinions about the proposal?', but I am not a teacher.

Bhai clicked "like" button.
I got confused because ems said "update" is not an appropriate word for such a situation.

I think he clicked on 'Like' because the sentences are grammatically correct, yet it does not necessarily mean 'update' is appropriate for your specific situation.

Are you asking them a 'yes or no question'?

Ostensibly it is a yes-no question, but the OP might actually be asking for feedback.

 

[tzfujimino]

Hello, Winwin.

I agree with ems and ted that the "update" is not the word you've been looking for.
I think you'll need some feedback on it (=the proposal) from the customer, not an update on it.
(If the customer is supposed to add something new to the proposal and send it back to you, then it would be an update on it (=the proposal).)

Anyway, I'd like to suggest that you give us a few sentences in your e-mail you're going to send.