[General] I am interested

[suniljain]

Somebody has sent me an offer and asked me to reply by tomorrow. Can I reply as below? Please modify it to convey in a more decent and meaningful way.

I am interested to join Reliance Industries. But as discussed during our last con call, I have been expecting salary range in between 15 to 16 lac, keeping in mind that I have to relocate myself to Chandigarh.

You are requested to consider the same.

Thanks
Anil

 

[teechar]

I am (definitely) interested [STRIKE]to join[/STRIKE] in joining Reliance Industries. But as discussed during our last conference call, I [STRIKE]have been expecting[/STRIKE] expect a salary [STRIKE]range in between[/STRIKE] of 15 to 16 lac, keeping in mind that I have to relocate [STRIKE]myself[/STRIKE] to Chandigarh.

Please take that into consideration and let me know if you agree to my expected salary range.
[STRIKE]You are requested to consider the same.
[/STRIKE]
Thanks,
Anil

Note that while lac/lakh is common in Indian English, it is not used in standard English.

 

[suniljain]

I am (definitely) interested to join in joining Reliance Industries. But as discussed during our last conference call, I have been expecting expect a salary range in between of 15 to 16 lac, keeping in mind that I have to relocate myself to Chandigarh.

Can you please help me to know why " to join" and "have been expecting" is incorrect?

 

[teechar]

" to join"

Have a look at this:
https://www.quora.com/Diction-and-W...to-use-interested-to-instead-of-interested-in

"have been expecting"

"have been expecting" could imply that you don't expect that salary any longer; "am" is unambiguous and means you still expect that salary range.

 

[suniljain]

Originally Posted by suniljain
"have been expecting"



"have been expecting" could imply that you don't expect that salary any longer; "am" is unambiguous and means you still expect that salary range.

I understand " have been expecting" means that I was expecting and presently I am also expecting. Please clarify if I am not correct.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I understand " have been expecting" means that I was expecting and presently I am also expecting.

The present perfect continuous could refer to a continuing action or a finished action, according to https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/...king-all-day?p=1204853&viewfull=1#post1204853

 

[teechar]

I understand " have been expecting" means that I was expecting and presently I am also expecting. Please clarify if I am not correct.

You are not correct.
As I've already mentioned, it can mean that, but it can also mean that you no longer expect (that salary). It tells us that "expect" started in the past and continued right up to the present. It does not tell us if it continues in the present or not.

 

[Matthew Wai]

It does not tell us if it continues in the present or not.

Does the above apply to the following:

1. I have been meaning to ask you if your parents are still alive.

I am interested to join Reliance Industries.

I think it would be correct if 'minded' was used instead of 'interested'.

 

[Tdol]

I understand " have been expecting" means that I was expecting and presently I am also expecting. Please clarify if I am not correct.

Not always- when you arrive and someone says that they have been expecting you, they are no longer expecting you because you are there. Also, it doesn't matter here whether you have been thinking about that sort of salary in the past ornot. What matters is that it is what you expect now.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'I have been expecting a salary of 15 to 16 lac, but now I know that is impossible.'

Is that possible?

 

[Tdol]

'I have been expecting a salary of 15 to 16 lac, but now I know that is impossible.'

Is that possible?

I wouldn't use it.

 

[teechar]

'I have been expecting a salary of 15 to 16 lac, but now I know that is impossible.'

Is that possible?

Like Tdol, I may not use it, but I don't think that sentence is impossible.

 

[teechar]

I think it would be correct if 'minded' was used instead of 'interested'.

No. That doesn't work.

Also, in "I have been meaning to ask you ... etc.", it's clear that the action continues into the present.

 

[SoothingDave]

If anyone else was curious:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakh

A lakh or lac (/ˈlæk/ or /ˈlɑːk/; abbreviated L) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 10[SUP]5[/SUP]). In the Indian convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. For example, in India 150,000 rupees becomes 1.5 lakh rupees, written as ₹1,50,000 or INR 1,50,000.

So, 15 lac is what we would call 1.5 million.

 

[Matthew Wai]

1. I have been meaning to ask you (something).
2. I have been expecting a salary of 15 to 16 lac.

In #1 it's clear that the action continues into the present, while #2 could imply the speaker does not expect that salary any longer. Why is there such a difference?

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd accept either "I was expecting a salary of ... but I now understand that's not possible" or "I had been hoping for a salary of ... but I now understand that's not possible".

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is it correct to say the following:

In the OP's context, 'have been expecting' should not imply a finished action, but it is better to use 'expect' because it does not matter whether the expectation started in the past.