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Latest post Wed, Jan 7 2009 4:21 PM by Dominik. 8 replies.
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Dominik  +  632822 Tue, 06 Jan 09 07:34 PM
 The wrong photo ha been sent to somebody and I would like to apology for that.

Can you correct my mail?

 Dear Mr Smith


We are sorry about the mistake. Please accept our sincere apologies for the mistake.
Please find attached a photo of the "TITLE" painting by Picasso. /  Please find attached the right photo.


Yours sincerely

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Avangi  +  632834 Tue, 06 Jan 09 07:48 PM
Your post sounds to me like you have a photo of a Picasso painting called "Title," or "The Title." I can't seem to confirm the existence of such a painting.  - A.
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Dominik  +  632841 Tue, 06 Jan 09 08:02 PM
TITLE means that I will put here the real title of the painting. The author (Picasso) is false. 

Is the mail grammatically and  stylistically correct? 

Grammar Geek  +  632879 Tue, 06 Jan 09 08:40 PM

 It's not good style to repeat a phrase twice in a row, and you don't say what the mistake actually was.

 

Dear Mr. Smith,

As you know, we recently sent you the wrong photograph. We sincerely apologize for the error and any inconvenience it may have caused.

Please find attached the correct photograph.

Please let us know if there is anything else can help you with.

 etc

 

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Avangi  +  632947 Tue, 06 Jan 09 10:06 PM
Dominik
“TITLE means that I will put here the real title of the painting. ”
Hi, My problem was with the article.  I probably would have said, "photo of the Picasso painting, TITLE," but I was wondering if it should be "The Title."
Dominik  +  632994 Tue, 06 Jan 09 11:08 PM
Thak you very much for your replies.

I understand that it should be  "correct photo" onstead of "right photo"

What is a difference between "mistake" and "error"? 

Grammar Geek  +  633065 Wed, 07 Jan 09 12:40 AM
 Very little.

I chose to use "error." You can say "mistake."

 It's a formal apology. Say "photograph" not "photo."

cbsteh  +  633141 Wed, 07 Jan 09 02:06 AM
The suggested correction is good EXCEPT:

Delete "sincere" from "sincere apologies". Our apologies should be sincere and does not have to be stated explicitly so.

A sincere reply by:

Chris

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Dominik, 319 days ago
 Thanks you all for your help.

Regards

Dominik 

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