October 20, 2014, 20:36
KallehForego
quote:
I am in receipt of your inquiry regarding booking your travel for our February meeting. However, we will not be able to forego any plans for that meeting until the completion of our December meeting.
Here's the situation: We cannot set up travel plans for the February meeting until after the December meeting has been held. The meeting attendee had wanted to book his travel to both meetings now. Interesting misuse of
forego, unless I am missing something.
October 21, 2014, 19:51
goofyIt looks like overnegation.
October 21, 2014, 20:51
KallehWhat did you think of his flowery language? He always writes like this.
October 22, 2014, 03:09
arnieSmall correction - the title is
The Complete Plain Words.
October 22, 2014, 10:22
bethree5Looks like he's working from an old-fashioned book of models for letters. Haven't seen "I am in receipt of your" since Katharine Gibbs days. Reminds me of "____ accepts with pleasure" (etc, copying out every line of a wedding invitation).
October 22, 2014, 20:23
Kalleharnie, I haven't read that book before, have you? It might be beneficial for me because I often come across that flowery language.
October 22, 2014, 22:12
arnieYes, Gowers is a classic. Required reading for all who write letters (and emails nowadays).