Just a few comments and a curious thought... What is "sightings" referred to in your O.P.? Is it in the same context as "The UFO sightings"? Would anyone object the use of the word " refrain from sending" in

Hang in there, Y/S. Your explanation makes a lot of sense. "Hold" absolutely does mean "keep." "Keep doing what you're doing." (Hmmm.) "Hold that thought!" But "hold" in this context means

you know, since some english words have so many meanings, sometimes I really don't know people use them in what kind of meaning, especially when our non-native speakers use them.

Thanks, all! I think i should explain the ins and outs. We used to send this client sightings regularly. Then one day before our national day she notified me not to send at this stage as they were working out their budget. She said she

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm Same-way question tags Although the basic structure of tag questions is positive-negative or negative-positive, it is sometime possible to use a positive-positive or

Before that email, she n ever asked me not to send her sightings unless we got further notice. This does seem a bit ambiguous. Before that email, when I got further notice, she would then ask me not to send her sightings. (Hmm, I guess this would

Before that email, she n ever asked me not to send her sightings unless we got further notice. Strange. It seems as if she thinks she did ask you to do that. You weren't holding anything back from her, but she thinks you were. But, regardless

"hold" means hold off or pause until further notice: " continue not to send me sightings".

During our email, a client informed me of the following: Please continue to hold sending me sightings until further notice. I am not quite sure about "hold". Did she mean " continue to send me sightings" or

Modals: She has to work. Put into negative, question and past using have to = She doesnt have to work hard. Does she hav e to work hard? She didnt have to work hard. The last sentence is past which also could be written = She had to work