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"have to" or "has to" #1 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 16:32 pm   "have to" or "has to"
 

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A relative of mine has asked me to send my resume The following is the body of the letter which i have written Please let me know if there is any grammar mistake

I am enclosing my resume with this email. I hope you will do the needful And please let me know if any changes have to be made.
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"have to" or "has to" #2 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 16:45 pm   "have to" or "has to"
 

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I hope you will do the needful


This definitely sounds Indian to me :D

I wonder how a native speaker would put it.

And I think it should be I am attaching my resume with the email.

have is correct
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"have to" or "has to" #3 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 17:47 pm   "have to" or "has to"
 

Hi rahulpayne,

Many thanks for your question. Since you are writing to one of your family members, I suggest to use the following sentence:
Dear "relative's name",

Please find my resume attached and let me know what you think.


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"have to" or "has to" #4 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 18:09 pm   "have to" or "has to"
 

thank Sir
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"have to" or "has to" #5 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 23:52 pm   "have to" or "has to"
 

Yes; I think "do the needful" is normal in Indian English; but it would sound humorous in BrE. "Do whatever is necessary" is one alternative.

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