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[cyrusevilming]

Please advise if it is grammatically correct for the below sentence.

"I would like to confirm if you have received my re-taken photos since I handed it to your company's reception on last Thursday."

 

[tedmc]

I would like to confirm if you have received [STRIKE]my[/STRIKE] the re-taken photos which I handed to your company's reception [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] last Thursday."

 

[Matthew Wai]

The relative pronoun 'which' can be omitted because it is the object of the relative clause.

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[Matthew Wai]

the below sentence

'Below' is not an adjective, so it should have been put after 'sentence'.

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[emsr2d2]

Please advise if it is grammatically correct for the below sentence.

Please advise if the sentence below is grammatically correct.

 

[Matthew Wai]

my re-taken photos

the re-taken photos

I think there is a difference between them: 'the re-taken photos' may be showing someone/something else instead of the speaker.

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[tedmc]

I think there is a difference between them: 'the re-taken photos' may be showing someone/something else instead of the speaker.

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"My photos" does not mean the photos has the speaker's face on them or that the photos were taken by the speaker or the speaker owns the photos. The use of the indefinite article is preferred to 'my' in official communication.

 

[cyrusevilming]

Thank you for advising the amendment above! Both of you.

 

[Matthew Wai]

cyrusevilming, clicking on the 'Thank' button can obviate the need for a new post saying 'Thank you'. For more details, see https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/th...=1#post1157921

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[Barb_D]

"My photos" does not mean the photos has the speaker's face on them or that the photos were taken by the speaker or the speaker owns the photos.

What could it possibly mean, if none of these things are true?

The use of the indefinite article is preferred to 'my' in official communication.

i completely disagree. There is nothing wrong with personal pronouns, especially when they provide additional information.

 

[Matthew Wai]

"My photos" does not mean the photos has the speaker's face on them

If so, do you think that 'My profile' does not mean the profile contains my personal information?

 

[emsr2d2]

Of course it does. However, "my photos" include lots of pictures without my face in them (fortunately!)

 

[Matthew Wai]

If I said 'I will upload my photo as my avatar', would you think it would be showing my face?

 

[Weaver67]

If I said 'I will upload my photo as my avatar', would you think it would be showing my face?

Strictly speaking, "my photo" doesn't automatically mean "a photo of me" (even with "as my avatar") though it doesn't rule out such a possibility. What it means for certain is that the photo belongs to you.

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[tedmc]

My photos" does not necessarily mean the photos has the speaker's face on them or that the photos were taken by the speaker or the speaker owns the photos.

OK, I need to qualify what I said above. "My photos" just mean the photos that I sent and nothing more.

 

[Weaver67]

Not a teacher.

OK, I need to qualify what I said above. "My photos" just mean the photos that I sent and nothing more.

I agree on the part that "my photos" doesn't always mean "photos owned by me or belonging to me" (here is possibly my turn to qualify my previous post) in the same way as "my friend" doesn't indicate that that particular friend is my property. This means some sort of association with me. But again, association is sometimes too general a word.

My photos" does not necessarily mean the photos has the speaker's face on them or that the photos were taken by the speaker or the speaker owns the photos.

The phrase "doesn't necessarily mean" indicates that it may or may not. It could also be that it means either, or all of them at once, or as you've just said: the photos sent by me. Association? It seems yes. As usual, it all depends on the context.