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- Why do they use received in received pronunciation instead of . . .
The special case of received pronunciation came about because the original meaning of received, from when it was borrowed into English, was that of Latin receptus meaning ‘accepted’ OED: received The OED says of its etymology that this sense of received originates in a special use from the scientific Latin of the Middle Ages:
- word choice - I have received vs. I received - English Language . . .
The option of using simple past vs present perfect in situations like the following has been bothering me for quite some time I sent you a letter a few days ago; I was wondering if you have rece
- Can I use well received as a response to professional emails?
I am a PhD student Sometimes my professor sends me an email to inform me about something Can I used quot;well received quot; to respond to her message?
- Something as Received versus Receiving Something
The contrast is between received wisdom and learning the hard way, that is, to accept what others accept or to suffer your own mistakes The phrase "receiving wisdom" isn't idiomatic as a synonym for received wisdom or conventional wisdom Sentence #1 attempts to contrast the gaining of wisdom with suffering one's own mistakes
- technology - Phrase for order is done or order received? - English . . .
"Order received" might be perceived as ambiguous, because it may not be clear whether it refers to the supplier receiving the order, or the customer receiving what he has ordered "Order is done" is similarly afflicted: does done refer to what the customer does, or the supplier? I would use Order placed This is unambiguously something that the customer does with the order The corollary for
- Have you received (it)? | WordReference Forums
Received? instead of Have you received it? Instead of speaking in this very odd way, it would be more natural to say Did you get my letter? If A sends B a letter email, B might reply Received to confirm that he or she has received it But that is a different usage and context of received
- sentence - We received had received a letter - English Language Usage . . .
I want to acknowledge on receipt of a letter Which one is correct "we received" or "we had received"? And please explain the usages too Thanks
- tenses - Claim has received or was received? - English Language . . .
The letter has been received by John Or, in the past form: The letter was received [by John] This is the construction you should be using in your case [The] claim was received in the past, at a specific time The first form, Claim has received , implies that it is the claim who now has something it didn't have before
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