Timeline for Is it correct and natural to say "I'm writing to know if you could" in emails?
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| Dec 15, 2021 at 10:14 | comment | added | Jack O'Flaherty | writing to ask... works too. writing to know... doesn't work so well though. | |
| Dec 14, 2021 at 14:28 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | People often write requests like this using relatively roundabout phrasing that they might be less likely to use in a spoken and/or face-to-face interaction. Maybe people have a tendency to write an email to find out about something, but I bet when they're on the phone they're more likely to say I'm calling to ask [about something]. | |
| Dec 14, 2021 at 13:35 | vote | accept | Dmytro O'Hope | ||
| Dec 14, 2021 at 13:27 | history | answered | Jack O'Flaherty | CC BY-SA 4.0 |