Please Be So Kind … and Now?
What’s wrong with this sentence?
“Please be so kind to send me your new report.”
Is it a sentence you might use?
Actually, it should read: “Please be so kind as to send me your new report.”
Surprised? You might be.
But that’s the grammatically correct form.
But don’t worry. It’s a polite, formal, outdated way of asking someone to do something.
I suggest you use clear, up-to-date language. Simple say: Please send me your new report.
Easy when you know how, isn’t it?
So please be so kind as to remember “as to” or choose a different, less formal way to make your request.
That’s exactly what I would do!
Flowery phrases belong to the last century Plain speaking serves us much better.
And it won’t make you sound as if you’re writing a Jane Austen novel.
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