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| Would this be satisfying for you? should be "Would this be satisfactory to you?", IMO. |
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:20 am Check an expression in a letter. |
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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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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:28 am Check an expression in a letter. |
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| 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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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:56 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:
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 13:08 pm Check an expression in a letter. |
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| 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'.
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How about "would this be to your satisfaction"? |
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Why on earth not?
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Does is sound very formal and does it "fit" with the register of the letter above? |
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Why on earth not?
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Molly, in which context did Amy say what you have quoted here, and what is its relevance to this thread?
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| #9 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 14:52 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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| #10 (permalink) Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:06 pm Check an expression in a letter. |
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| 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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