Alex Can I say Appreciate your time?
Yes, it’s correct grammatically and socially. This phrase is useful in business situations or with an acquaintance who is helping you. Yes this is the correct use of the verb “appreciate”. A common mistake is to say: “I very much appreciated your time”[1].
Why do you use ” your ” in ” I appreciate your time “?
I appreciate your taking the time to answer my question. Why do you use “your” here? The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. words can be taken out as follows: I appreciate your time. So the you is possessive. (the time that belonged to you) I appreciate your time.
Do you appreciate the answer to your question?
You appreciate their answering the question, not necessarily them. You would certainly want to thank them for answering the question, but you appreciate the fact that they did. Program in VA is paying homeowners to install solar + battery.
Which is correct, I appreciate your assistance, or I Appreciate you taking the time?
“I appreciate you assistance” is obviously wrong, while “I appreciate your assistance” is clearly correct. Because the words “taking the time…” fills the same slot as “assistance”, the same syntax is needed. I appreciate your taking the time to write to me. I appreciate you for sparing your valuable time to write to me.
What’s the difference between ” thanks for taking time “?
What is the difference between “Thanks for taking time” and “Thanks for taking the time” ?Feel free to just provide example sentences. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. @hamedso Those expressions cannot be used by themselves. You have to finish the sentence.
I appreciate your taking the time to answer my question. Why do you use “your” here? The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. words can be taken out as follows: I appreciate your time. So the you is possessive. (the time that belonged to you) I appreciate your time.
“I appreciate you assistance” is obviously wrong, while “I appreciate your assistance” is clearly correct. Because the words “taking the time…” fills the same slot as “assistance”, the same syntax is needed. I appreciate your taking the time to write to me. I appreciate you for sparing your valuable time to write to me.
Which is correct taking the time to write to me?
In “taking the time to write to me”, the word “taking” is what is called a gerund, which is the form of a verb used to act as a noun. The whole phrase is functioning as a noun, and you can easily see how to proceed if you simplify matters by substituting an alternative noun which is a synonym – for example “assistance”.
How to say thank you for taking the time and effort?
ORIGINAL: Thank you for dedicating your time and energy into this. I agree completely with the earlier answer – I think that sounds too flowery. Thank you for taking the time to write this letter. I know you are busy, so I really appreciate your time and effort.