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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:09 am  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Someting isn't quite right about the choice of "satisfying" here. Can you tell me what it is?

Dear Charlie,

I am really sorry for this loss. We will of course replace the damaged container. I have checked the current stock with Angela, our stock manager, and we will be able to send you a new container within the next two weeks. Would this be satisfying for you?

Should you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Alex

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Alex, the writer was responding to this problem:

Quote:
Hi Alex,

We received a container of your Bongo Bars
yesterday but the container must have leaked as the
bars are damp and will have to be destroyed. When
can we expect a new delivery? Please contact me
asap as our customers are waiting. If you can’t
deliver, we’ll have to go to one of your competitors.

Yours

Charlie (supermarket product manager,
confectionery)
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:15 am  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Would this be satisfying for you? should be "Would this be satisfactory to you?", IMO.
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:20 am  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Hi,

'Satisfying' has a sense to me of something personal, which doesn't really fit with the idea of a container being replaced. I agree 'satisfactory' is a better word or perhaps 'suitable'.

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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:28 am  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Alan's comment made me think of expressions such as: a satisfying meal, a satisfying result, etc, always connected with some personal feelings: comfortable.
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 13:56 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
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It's so nice to see everything satisfactorily resolved. A quote from the inimitable MM now seems fitting:
Quote:
Good-- there's nothing more satisfying than a dispelled doubt.

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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 14:08 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Alan wrote:
Hi,

'Satisfying' has a sense to me of something personal, which doesn't really fit with the idea of a container being replaced. I agree 'satisfactory' is a better word or perhaps 'suitable'.

Alan

How about "would this be to your satisfaction"?
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 14:24 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Yankee wrote:
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Why on earth not?
.

Does is sound very formal and does it "fit" with the register of the letter above?
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 14:51 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Molly wrote:
Yankee wrote:
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Why on earth not?
.

Does is sound very formal and does it "fit" with the register of the letter above?

Molly, in which context did Amy say what you have quoted here, and what is its relevance to this thread?
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:52 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
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I suppose that's my fault, Ralf. I posted that and then immediately realized that I had posted in the wrong thread, so I deleted the post. (I'm actually kind of amazed, though, that Molly managed to highlight and copy it somehow before I deleted it.)
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Check an expression in a letter. Thu Jul 17, 2008 16:06 pm  Check an expression in a letter.		  
Ralf wrote:
Molly, in which context did Amy say what you have quoted here, and what is its relevance to this thread?

Amy answered your question.
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