A formal way to place the emphasis on myself
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I want the person to feel they can contact me directly but also give them the option to get in touch with other colleagues. It is a big benefit to them to have the capacity to contact me directly.
Usually, I would say something like "my colleagues and I" but this time it needs to be less deferential and the emphasis need to be on me.
The below looks wrong.
Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues.
Does anyone know a formal way of putting the emphasis on me?
grammar expressions syntax
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I want the person to feel they can contact me directly but also give them the option to get in touch with other colleagues. It is a big benefit to them to have the capacity to contact me directly.
Usually, I would say something like "my colleagues and I" but this time it needs to be less deferential and the emphasis need to be on me.
The below looks wrong.
Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues.
Does anyone know a formal way of putting the emphasis on me?
grammar expressions syntax
edited yesterday
Lambie
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asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
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Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago
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I want the person to feel they can contact me directly but also give them the option to get in touch with other colleagues. It is a big benefit to them to have the capacity to contact me directly.
Usually, I would say something like "my colleagues and I" but this time it needs to be less deferential and the emphasis need to be on me.
The below looks wrong.
Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues.
Does anyone know a formal way of putting the emphasis on me?
grammar expressions syntax
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
I want the person to feel they can contact me directly but also give them the option to get in touch with other colleagues. It is a big benefit to them to have the capacity to contact me directly.
Usually, I would say something like "my colleagues and I" but this time it needs to be less deferential and the emphasis need to be on me.
The below looks wrong.
Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues.
Does anyone know a formal way of putting the emphasis on me?
grammar expressions syntax
grammar expressions syntax
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
edited yesterday
Lambie
7,4861933
7,4861933
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
asked yesterday
SeanJSeanJ
975
975
Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago
add a comment |
Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago
Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago
add a comment |
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How about: “Please get in touch directly with me (preferably) or my colleagues if I am unavailable”?
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MixolydianMixolydian
1444
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
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How about: “Please get in touch directly with me (preferably) or my colleagues if I am unavailable”?
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
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That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
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0
How about: “Please get in touch directly with me (preferably) or my colleagues if I am unavailable”?
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
add a comment |
0
0
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How about: “Please get in touch directly with me (preferably) or my colleagues if I am unavailable”?
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
How about: “Please get in touch directly with me (preferably) or my colleagues if I am unavailable”?
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
answered yesterday
MixolydianMixolydian
1444
1444
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
add a comment |
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
That sounds much better.
– SeanJ
yesterday
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
@SeanJ I don't see how this sounds better at all. Assuming you don't like your original sentence, all this does is add more verbiage. This version is less succinct, less formal, and more deferential. As far as I can tell, it doesn't address your question. But since you accepted it, I can only think you meant something different than what you actually asked for.
– Jason Bassford
12 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
I disagree on the notion that it is less formal. I would always opt for my friends and I but it doesn't suit. Me and my friends is very informal and typical of a child, at least in my age bracket. Adding verbiage formalises the statement. I would prefer something that is succinct and not dressed up. If you have a better answer....
– SeanJ
7 hours ago
1
1
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
“Me and my friends” sounds juvenile when it’s used as a subject, because it shows that the speaker doesn’t know the difference between subject and object pronouns. As an object, though, it’s fine- “my friends and me” would usually be preferable but the reverse is not wrong. Likewise, “me or my colleagues” would sound juvenile as a subject but not as an object. The order of words here is fine (“me” first) because you want to emphasize “me” as the preferred contact. (To be clear, I am talking about your original sentence.)
– Mixolydian
5 hours ago
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Why does "Please get in touch directly with me or my colleagues" look wrong to you?
– Juhasz
yesterday
@Julhasz it sounds juvenile to my ears.
– SeanJ
18 hours ago
Not sure why you think your sentence is juvenile - ? It’s perfectly fine English. My suggestion was meant to emphasize you as the preferred contact, but there’s nothing wrong with your original sentence.
– Mixolydian
17 hours ago
It may be grammatically correct but lacks eloquence... to my ears at least.
– SeanJ
14 hours ago