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Bookmark or Share- as you may already know vs as you may have already knownHullo. The sentence with the Present Perfect strikes me as unusual, and possibly wrong: 1. "know" is intrinsically stative, therefore sentence #1 is correct and could be paraphrased "Maybe you already know or that) I am no longer with the company."
- commercial gesture - WordReference ForumsI find this language very strange because I've never heard the phrase "commercial gesture" before. If you have asked for a credit note, they are implying that you will receive something ("rest assured") but they are being quite vague about what it will be.
- good will vs goodwill | WordReference ForumsSome dictionaries recognize good will as the alternate spell of goodwill. The definition given by Merriam Webster Learner's Dictionary is as follows: a kind, helpful, or friendly feeling or attitude. But I was wondering, if good will means good intention (not a feeling or attitude) in a context, can we still replace it with goodwill?
- do the necessary vs. do the needful. | WordReference ForumsJust as a note to maintain international goodwill: it is not wrong for him in his dialect of English – it's just useful to know that it's pretty specific to that dialect, and that if you write or speak for an international audience, you might wish to avoid it.
- do/give somebody a favour [favor] - WordReference Forumsa token of love, goodwill, etc; a small gift or toy given to a guest at a party; a badge or ribbon worn or given to indicate loyalty, often bestowed on a knight by a lady; find favour with ⇒ to be approved of by someone; in favour of ⇒ approving; to the benefit of (of a cheque, etc) made out to; in order to show preference for
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