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Bookmark or Share- More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, but ...""We unfortunately seem to still have problems with X, despite the assistance your organization has provided so far." All in all, I don't think using "you" or "your" is too big of an issue, as long as it's not being used in an accusatory sentence--It's certainly not an issue when you're apologizing for a disturbance.
- politeness - How should I tell someone "I called you but you didn't ...The webpage provides advice on how to politely inform someone that they missed a call without sounding rude.
- grammaticality - Is it correct to say "It was not happened"? - English ...The past progressive tense uses the past of to be with the present participle: "It was not happening". This tense is to say that something was - or in this case was not - happening continually over a period in the past.
- Polite/professional alternative to 'It turns out'You're very close, but you mean "in any event," not "in the event." These two have relatively precise meanings. "In any event" means "and so," "and therefore," "as it turns out," or "no matter what" (This last is a fairly close transliteration: "no matter what situation applies" = "in any event
- When do I use "I" instead of "me?" - English Language & Usage Stack ...Unfortunately, the hypercorrection "Bill and I work late", has been floating around for a long time, so that it starts to sound ok too. To see that "Bill and I work late" is not grammatical, just reverse the order; "I and Bill work late" This version sounds like ungrammatical nonsense to any speaker of English.
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