Is the use of "spare your time (to do something)" in a business letter appropriate? Does it sound formal or informal? e.g. (in the body of a business letter) Please kindly spare your time to understand the following procedures... Thnx

In a description of a fluid circulation system, a sentence below is encountered: ... consists of flow lines,.. the single mass flow is divided into first and second flow lines,... Question: why is there not a "a" before "first"

When describing a circular-shaped portion (like that of a frisbee) on the surface of a disc object, is toroidal the same as annular? I encountered a text where the phrase "... toroidal, or annular,..." kept coming up, making me wondering they are

Marius Hancu wrote: Infinik wrote: Loads of choices But is the grammar wrong in my sentence? I got another which Q like this: A transistor, the collector-emitter of which is connected

Marius Hancu wrote: Our manager, our firm's manager, not colleague. It sounds neutral, like it!

Avangi wrote: You stated in your original question that A was "a partner" and B was "his manager." You're absolutely right: partners in law firms are the owners. That's why I said that B must also be a partner, and a senior one at that, if

Loads of choices But is the grammar wrong in my sentence? I got another which Q like this: A transistor, the collector-emitter of which is connected in series to the LEDs , is connected between the output terminals of the battery. Is the

Avangi wrote: I believe if A is a partner and B is his manager, B would also be a senior partner. I don't think "colleague" would be used. If A doesn't wish to refer to B as "his manager" and the relationship isn't material to the subject at

Thanx Clive for pointing out my two grammar mistakes in the thread.

Not much of an English language problem, but in a US law firm, would a partner refer a manager in the firm as "his/her colleague" in correspondence or introduction? Would it be more appropriate to state "my manager" or "a manager" instead of