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Expression: "Throughout the day at office..."



 
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Expression: "Throughout the day at office..." Thu Sep 06, 2007 15:59 pm  Expression: "Throughout the day at office..."
 

Hi

Do you find the following sentence correct and natural?
Quote:
Throughout the day at (the?) office I remained in circulation.

The speaker could not sit at his desk today--he kept moving in his office.

Tom

PS: "Office" or "the office"?
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Expression: "Throughout the day at office..." Thu Sep 06, 2007 17:41 pm  Expression: "Throughout the day at office..."
 

Hi Tom

Your sentence sounds a bit awkward to me. Here is a suggestion:

Throughout the day, I continued to circulate around the office.

I tried to use as many of your original words as possible, but there are plenty of other ways you might say that -- depending on the broader context, etc.
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