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Queries 1. Our accounts department HAS/HAVE notified me ? 2. I was led to think (assume): are these variants possible? Or just ‘I was led to believe’?
30 août 2020 07:42
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Our accounts departments have... ( meaning there are more than one account departments.) Our accounts department has... (only one accounting department).
30 août 2020
1. You can say "Our accounts departments have notified me" or "Our accounts department has notified me". 2. I was led to think/ assume/ believe are all correct. However I would not use "believe" as it can seem a little accusatory.
30 août 2020
US English: 1. Our accounts department HAS notified me. (British English may work differently for this type of group noun) 2. think, believe, or assume are all ok here.
30 août 2020
My typo: Our accounts department HAS/HAVE notified me.
30 août 2020
1. Our accounts departments HAVE notified me is correct. Since departments is the base noun here, the verb has to agree with it. Alternatively, if there is only one department, which may be what's actually meant here, the following would be correct: Our accounts department HAS notified me. 2. "to lead to believe" is kind of a set construction. However, "I was led to think" or "I was led to assume" are definitely not wrong, just a little less natural. More natural could be: "I was made to think that..." Those look a little off written down, since written speech is more polished and they feel less natural, but said confidently in the flow of a conversation I wouldn't bat an eye at either.
30 août 2020
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