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ColgateSmile

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Hi

I am writing a letter and struggling to construct the sentence. My question is: do I need to replace 'who' with 'whom'?

"The response column refers to patients who have contacted us as a result of our correspondence and have arranged an appointment."

Is 'correspondence' okay to write when referring to just one letter, as oppose to multiple letters?

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I do not understand the sentence.
What is response column?
How does it 'refer to patients'?
Who have arranged an appointment?
 

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I assume you are referring to a spreadsheet or database of some sort?
It's perfectly understandable. Your organization sent out a letter and some of the person who received it contacted your organization to make an appointment as a result. This column tracks the people who are responded in such a manner.

Correspondence is fine for one letter.
 

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Would the response column shows patients who have contacted us... work better?
 

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Would the response column shows patients who have contacted us... work better?

To me, that is the best solution here.
 
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