ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

COUME — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:41:20 GMT

Rishonly wrote:
COUME wrote:
Thank you all.

Once I recorded the new message, I will let you know what I recorded

Cheers,
Ludo

Great! Just in case, make sure you say "get back to you" instead of "get you back". A friend of mine did that, in fact.

I did this mistake back in 2001-2002 when I was studying in England, and someone told me the error after almost 10 months... so now, I'm quite careful with this one

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

rishonly — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:20:15 GMT

COUME wrote:
Thank you all.

Once I recorded the new message, I will let you know what I recorded

Cheers,
Ludo

Great! Just in case, make sure you say "get back to you" instead of "get you back". A friend of mine did that, in fact.

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

COUME — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:51:02 GMT

Thank you all.

Once I recorded the new message, I will let you know what I recorded

Cheers,
Ludo

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

Goodman — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:56:46 GMT

Making a recorded message is a simple task that most people donât give much thought to. I used to leave my name on the recording but only learned that âbadâ people can tie the name and phone numbers together and turn you into a potential crime victim. So changed my recording as follows:

â Hello, I am not available to answer you call at this time. Please leave a detailed message and the time you called after the beep. I will return your call promptly. Thank you â

However, if you are waiting for a call potentially with employment potential, you may want to include you name.

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

rishonly — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:34:38 GMT

Mister Micawber wrote:

I would just change the beginning a little, Ludovic:

Hello, this is ***. I am not available at the moment, but please leave me a message with your name and number, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.

One change that I would prefer is "at this" instead of "at the".

My attempt:

Hi,

This is ..... Sorry, I am currently unavailable. Please leave your name, number, and message. I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank You.

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

COUME — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:51:15 GMT

Thank you very much for the quick reply!

Re: Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

Mister Micawber — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:41:52 GMT

I would just change the beginning a little, Ludovic:

Hello, this is ***. I am not available at the moment, but please leave me a message with your name and number, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.

Would this answering machine message be grammatically correct?

COUME — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:39:58 GMT

Hello,

I need to change my answering machine message to record a more professional one as I will be looking for a new job pretty soon.
Could someone tell me if the following message is grammatically correct and sounds professional enough?

Hello, you are through to ***, I am not available at the moment but please leave me a message with your name and number and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thanks in advance for your comments/tips/...

Regards,
Ludovic