“or” or “otherwise”, grammar and maing sentence question
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I'd like to inform my customer that please confirm the box design soon because the goods are almost ready. If the customer replies slowly, we will have no box to pack the goods.
Please help me to check if the sentence is correct:
" Please inform us your decision for the box design soon—otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
or
"Please inform us your decision for the box design soon, or we can't pack when goods are ready."
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I'd like to inform my customer that please confirm the box design soon because the goods are almost ready. If the customer replies slowly, we will have no box to pack the goods.
Please help me to check if the sentence is correct:
" Please inform us your decision for the box design soon—otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
or
"Please inform us your decision for the box design soon, or we can't pack when goods are ready."
grammar grammaticality
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You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago
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I'd like to inform my customer that please confirm the box design soon because the goods are almost ready. If the customer replies slowly, we will have no box to pack the goods.
Please help me to check if the sentence is correct:
" Please inform us your decision for the box design soon—otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
or
"Please inform us your decision for the box design soon, or we can't pack when goods are ready."
grammar grammaticality
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I'd like to inform my customer that please confirm the box design soon because the goods are almost ready. If the customer replies slowly, we will have no box to pack the goods.
Please help me to check if the sentence is correct:
" Please inform us your decision for the box design soon—otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
or
"Please inform us your decision for the box design soon, or we can't pack when goods are ready."
grammar grammaticality
grammar grammaticality
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You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago
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You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago
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You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago
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You can't say "please inform us your decision", but you could say "please inform us about your decision". Other options would be: "Please inform us about your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready." or "Please let us know your decision regarding the box design soon. Otherwise we will have no boxes to pack when goods are ready."
– ralph.m
22 hours ago
@ralph.m Such nice answer! Considering posting this as answer?
– Omega Krypton
21 hours ago
Mavis, welcome to EL&U. Note, "or" and "otherwise" work similarly but the latter is a bit more emphatic. However, you may not receive a formal answer, as your question is somewhat trivial for the serious language enthusiasts this site exists for. You might find our sister site [ell] more suitable for questions like these. For further guidance, see How to Ask and take the Tour. :-)
– Chappo
19 hours ago
I'm flagging this as off-topic ("no research/ELL"), as the meanings and usages of the two words are easy to find in a good dictionary.
– Chappo
19 hours ago
The grammatical mistakes are elsewhere in the sentence: there should be a preposition in inform us of/about your decision and an article when the goods are ready. If you fix those mistakes, both are equally fine and grammatical; which one to use is entirely a matter of opinion, not grammar.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
19 hours ago