Anonymous  +  459311 Wed, 02 Jan 08 12:37 AM Why we accepted or accept Peter to collect the goods instead of us? Anonymous

	Clive  +  459318 Wed, 02 Jan 08 12:48 AM Hi, Why we accepted or accept Peter to collect the goods instead of us? Why did we accept Peter as the collector of the goods instead of us? 'Us' doesn't make sense here. 'We' seem to be asking a question about 'us', which is very strange. You need to say it in another way. Is it possible to say 'Please help me' when you post these threads, and perhaps 'Thank you' when you get an answer. If you don't, it makes me feel like I am just a worker (unpaid!) in your business office. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Clive  +  459562 Wed, 02 Jan 08 04:57 PM You're welcome. Clive Clive

	TammyBaby  +  459838 Thu, 03 Jan 08 01:26 PM you are too sensitive, Clive! :-P jk! well, actually, we all appreciate your answers, not just people who have questions! ;-) have a happy new year, Clive! Cheers, Tammy TammyBaby Joined on Wed, Jul 27 2005 Full Member 332 TammyBaby - Nothing is impossible! Life changes when we change! A secret makes a woman woman!

	Clive  +  460046 Thu, 03 Jan 08 08:12 PM Hi again, I didn't intend to make a big deal out of saying what I said. I really don't have a great hunger for thanks, but I just feel that a reasonable level of politeness is not too much to expect. Surely you would agree? In addition, I'm sure you've noticed that anonymous posters regularly ask us to check a very, very great deal of text that relates to the shipping, receiving and invoicing of goods. We don't, of course, have to reply if we don't want to, but at the same time we don't like to leave a thread unanswered. My main motivation is to help people here improve their English, but with these posts I often feel that I am simply helping someone to run their business. That makes me feel a little strange sometimes. How would you feel if you were asked to answer such queries? Would it not bother you in the least? I'm sure you appreciate that I am speaking only for myself in this thread, and not for any of the other people who regularly post answers. And it was not my intention to discourage people from posting their questions. Best wishes, Clive Clive

	Grammar Geek  +  460103 Thu, 03 Jan 08 08:54 PM You're speaking for me! It's not necessary to shower the people who help here with praise and glory, but acknowledging that this is something we do as volunteers and that we're actual people might be a nice thing to do. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	khoff  +  460170 Fri, 04 Jan 08 01:19 AM You're speaking for me, too, Clive!  Especially in this part: In addition, I'm sure you've noticed that anonymous posters regularly ask us to check a very, very great deal of text that relates to the shipping, receiving and invoicing of goods. We don't, of course, have to reply if we don't want to, but at the same time we don't like to leave a thread unanswered. My main motivation is to help people here improve their English, but with these posts I often feel that I am simply helping someone to run their business. That makes me feel a little strange sometimes.   khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,278 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)