I need to find the correct way to convey my thought in this sentence which is in a business letter. Basically it's "I respect your profession and at no disrespect to you but I find it outrageous that..." Something about it doesn't seem right. Can you please help me out?
I was thinking it might be "I respect your profession and no disrespect but I find it outrageous that..."
2006-12-28 20:51:36 · 10 answers · asked by Brooke 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Second one sounds right.
2006-12-29 03:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by Grapy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammar aside, the word "outrageous" is a very dramatic adjective. Using this word negatively implies that your message is based on an emotional state of mind. If this is not simply a personal letter to a business but rather a professional letter, I suggest seeking another word such as "unacceptable" or "unreasonable" to state your claim.
This phrase: "I respect your profession and no disrespect but ...". tells the reader that either you are afraid of insulting him/her or that you even though you respect them, you don't care about that because you are going to make your point regardless. The whole phrase should be deleted.
Rephrase the whole thing according to the claim you want to make. Here are some examples.
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I respect your profession and therefore it comes as a suprise to me that.....
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Given my feelings of respect for your profession, I am dissappointed by the unacceptable.....
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I respect your profession and the work that you do. However, I find it unreasonable that....
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Try playing around with different ways of getting your point across.
2006-12-28 21:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Christy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grammar isn't my strong point, but I do have a suggestion.
I would just leave out "I respect your profession and no disrespect" and start with "I find it outrageous that..."
I don't know if it's appropriate in your context though.
One other thing. If you write, "I respect your profession ", then there really is no need to add "and no disrespect". A better statement would be:
"I respect your profession, but I find it outrageous that.."
2006-12-28 21:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by robbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence you want to write in letter is gramatically correct in the following way "I respect your profession with no disrespect but I find it outrageous that..."
2006-12-28 21:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by Utpal_us 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Although I respect your profession and feel no disrespect towards you, I find it outrageous that..."
2006-12-28 20:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by icecreamcafegraphics 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just for further edification, the reason your original wording was bothering you was because you were missing verbs in each clause (section) of your sentence.
Note that "I respect your profession" has a subject (I) and verb (respect). Cool.
"At no disrespect to you" has no verb. You could change it to "and MEAN no disrespect to you." There's a verb. The subject is the "I" from the prior clause.
"...and no disrespect" has the same problem--no verb.
2006-12-28 23:13:14 · answer #6 · answered by espresso! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I respect your profession, but with all due respect, I find it outrageous that..."
2006-12-28 20:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by gnomus12 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While I respect your profession and do not itend to impugn your reputation, it is outrageous that....
2006-12-29 04:13:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that your latter way of expressing that sentence sounds good, but I think you need a comma after the word disrepect.
2006-12-28 20:57:29 · answer #9 · answered by NoName 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the 2nd one is better
2006-12-28 20:54:46 · answer #10 · answered by BA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋