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#12636 Tue, 11 Nov 03 01:44 PM

Hi

I am new to this site.After going through this site , i found this is the one which i was looking for along time.Thanks for everybody.

My problem is ,i can read,write and speak english.

But lot of grammar mistakes and also i dont know what to use where, depending on the context.So i tried to improve lot but i need somebody to rectify my problem inorder to make
my english perfect in all aspect.
Bcoz i need to write letters,documents and all.
In all these cases i'm facing problem.
So please help me how to improve this.

For example i'll post a small sentence regarding a reply to a mail as follows:

"Further to our telephonic conversation on friday morning"

Bcoz i need to know how to make things short and sweet to others.

Please help me...

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trellis

#12646 Tue, 11 Nov 03 02:14 PM

Hello,

Perhaps:

Regarding our telephone conversation on Friday morning....

Then you finish the sentence with what you want to add about the phone chat.

Regarding our telephone conversation on Friday morning, I want to add that I also enjoy the theater.

Does that sound right to you?

-m

trellis

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hitchhiker

#12648 Tue, 11 Nov 03 02:17 PM

Hiya,

I'd remove telephonic:

Regarding our conversation on Friday morning..

or perhaps:

Regarding our telephone conversation..

hitchhiker

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trellis

#12659 Tue, 11 Nov 03 02:55 PM

Oh man.
haha.

I copied & pasted the sentence from the original post.
I must have had a little retinal blind spot for the end of that word.

I have edited to correct the example in my post.

Good catch. :p

OH...
I just checked my cd-rom dictionary and telephonic is a word, but of course in normal English conversation or writing, "telephone" is the normal and correct word to use.

telephonic (tèl´e-fòn´îk) adjective
1. Of or relating to telephones.
2. Transmitted or conveyed by telephone.
- tel´ephon´ically adverb

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from InfoSoft International, Inc. All rights reserved.

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carrers

#12722 Tue, 11 Nov 03 07:47 PM

Wow .....Its really a great experience for me...

I never expected such a fast reply from your side....

I'm really thankfull to everybody. hope this will continue...

See what i'm expecting is a different one.

I am applying for a job with reference from one of the person which had talked over the phone.How will i send a letter ? thats which i'm looking for..

Also please correct if any mistakes on the writings

Regards

Carrers

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