Antonia  +  127496 Tue, 16 Aug 05 10:17 AM Hello everybody! Can you please check my word order in red sentence? Phase four is negotiation. Even on the spot , when parties had already sat at the negotiating table, it is possible to improve the manner in which negotiations are conducted. Negotiators can always have various manuals at hand that explain standard conditions of contracts and advise when they should be abandoned. Thank you in advance Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266 Word Order

	Mister Micawber  +  127497 Tue, 16 Aug 05 10:21 AM Word order is OK, but I'd change had sat to have sat down. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Antonia  +  127500 Tue, 16 Aug 05 10:26 AM Thank you Mr Micawber for such a prompt answer. Of course it should be Present Perfect tense. The rest of the sentence is in the Present Simple. Thank you Antonia Tenses, Present Perfect, Present Simple

	MrPedantic  +  127703 Tue, 16 Aug 05 11:59 PM "Even on the spot" sounds a little odd to me. Is that the literal translation, Antonia? MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...