The only time I'd expect to hear that construction in AmE would be for a calculated effect, never in conversation. Hi, Rick, didn't mean to sound huffy. We've had a few members who enjoy studying literature from past centuries, and

They are both wrong. Use these: in regard to , with regard to or as regards . In addition, the University of Victoria Writer's Guide adds this warning: ' ...Better still, avoid altogether of business-ese and jargon'

Hi, Is the usage "Warmest Regards" Correct ? Yes. Does it has any restrictions for usage ? Where I live, it is not common in business correspondence. You can use it in personal writing if you want to. To my

I Wanted to buy a Grammer book, as I'm about to start my CELTA course. Don't know which one to choose between PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE by M.Swan and ENGLISH GRAMMER IN USE by R.Murphy. Anyone who has read both? And by the way, English is my

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From Wikipedia: A common usage of per procurationem occurs in business letters, which are often signed on behalf of another person. For example, given a secretary authorized to sign a letter on behalf of the president of a company, the

1. He's not making out all too well in his business of selling watermelons 2. For all the hardships that've come my way so far, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that I usually make out well at work. For some reason, the

Hi, If I want to ask someone how (s)he is getting along with something (like a project/business), can I use "make out" ? Do the following sentences sound nice to your native ear ? 1. He's not making out all too well in

But I do wonder if this follows the idea that a semicolon can take the place of a comma if a comma has already been used in the sentence. I'm not familiar with this rule. It seems to me much too mechanical to be a useful way to think about

'Esquire' is long out of fashion, but if you use it and therefore have the recipient's surname, you do not use 'Dear Sir'-- use the name. Use 'Sir' when you do not have the name. British business usage still recommends 'faithfully' with 'Sir' and