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Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 06:09 AM

I know sycamorex is right as I've seen people writing like that, but in my question, I wanted to know the right *tense* to be used, i.e. attached or attaching ?

brianL · 08-10-2010, 06:11 AM

attached

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 06:20 AM

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Here by I have attached the xyz files...

The abc of the messages have been updated and the concerned document has been attached.

"has been" is present continuous, so if I have already used attached in the mail, will it be appropriate to use "has been".

I think it will be wrong if I use "past tense" and "present continuous" together ? What is the correct sentence then ?

XavierP · 08-10-2010, 06:24 AM

Using hereby, while correct, is pretty much deprecated in non-legal documents. Although hereby, whomsoever and so on are correct, they are deemed to be outdated in anything apart form official documents (such as contracts) and rarely get used.

So it would read

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Please find attached the xyz files...

The abc of the messages have been updated and the document [in question] has been attached.

brianL · 08-10-2010, 06:26 AM

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The abc of the messages have been updated and the concerned document has been attached.

Yes, I think that looks OK.

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Here by I have attached the xyz files...

Here by is wrong, just write I have attached the xyz files.

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 06:30 AM

Alright,
Thanks to all of you who helped.

I will write exactly like this:

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Kindly find the attached xyz files...

The abc of the messages have been updated and the document [in question] has been attached.

sycamorex · 08-10-2010, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by anishakaul

"has been" is present continuous, so if I have already used attached in the mail, will it be appropriate to use "has been".

I think it will be wrong if I use "past tense" and "present continuous" together ? What is the correct sentence then ?

'has been' is the present perfect aspect of the verb. Present continuous would be 'am attaching'.

You'd use 'I have attached the file'. We use the present perfect aspect here to stress the result of a past action on the present.
ie. I have attached the file = the result on the present is that the file is there, available for you to look at.'

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 06:34 AM

Should it be:

Quote:

ddd message is missing from the SDD.

or

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ddd message is missing in the SDD.

?

P.S.
sycamorex, thanks for the concern, but it will take some time for me to digest whatever you have said in your last post.

and now correct this sentence too

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but it will take some time for me

brianL · 08-10-2010, 06:39 AM

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ddd message is missing from the SDD.

Correct

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but it will take some time for me

Correct

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 06:50 AM

Thanks for your kind help,

Now go back to the cellar, tie yourself with the chains and wait there till I call you again. Keep an extra denture nearby, you'll ruin your teeth otherwise.

brianL · 08-10-2010, 07:00 AM

brainL has escaped! The police think he might be on his way to India. Don't panic, Anisha!!!

XavierP · 08-10-2010, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by anishakaul

and now correct this sentence too

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but it will take some time for me

Could also be written as

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bit it will take me some time

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by XavierP

Could also be written as

bit it will take me some time

Thanks for replying.
Shouldn't it be but instead of bit ?

XavierP · 08-10-2010, 12:14 PM

It should. That was an *ahem* deliberate error I introduced to test you.

Aquarius_Girl · 08-10-2010, 07:49 PM

What kind of test ? Testing whether my eyes are properly working ?