Context: I received a verbal offer. Now I am waiting for the written offer. I would like to ask when I can expect to receive it. Which of the following is correct or sounds more polite? I would also like to know why. If none of them are good, how should I ask the question? Thank you. 1. May I...
Nodes that actively filter spam will progressively climb the ladder and thus will (receive/be receiving) less spam messages." So, from your questions I understand there are contexts in which the two forms have different meanings, isn't it? Could you please give me an example?
You should receive the samples latest by tomorrow morning. Let's meet on Wednesday, 9am sharp to discuss the results. I'm sure you will have received the samples and completed the analysis by then." This expresses that the receiving and analyzing will be a past event on Wednesday -- or better, it will have to be a past event, because I demand ...
Good morning one and all. I frequently receive emails acknowledging receipt of work done that read "Well received". To my mind, this is not the right expression in the circumstances. As I see it, 'well received' can only be used for abstracts such as speech, performance, apology, etc. For...
Hello there, take the following sentence into consideration: " If you want to send a message you have received on to someone else, what do you do?" (Source: English Collocation in Use book) My question is all about the preposition "on". Is it natural to you? Is it possible to omit it and the...
Hello, I'm reading an English grammar book and the one says this: "We could turn the passive sentence into an active sentence if we wanted to use from. its only example is: The decision has been approved by the committee. (passive) The decision has received approval from the committee...
Hi,all I'd like to know something about the following sentence. "I haven't received / receive your letter yet." I've already consulted a dictionary to find "I haven't received your letter yet." is the right usage, but the sentence itself express the future tense, in other words, the...
Hi all, My example sentence is, I asked my team to send the package to you soon. please let me know if you do not receive/ haven't received it by end of the week. I think both are correct but I don't really understand the difference. can someone explain to me the difference between present...
