SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Cost/Expense
Suppose Peter, using his own money, bought a $200 camera for his boss and the boss then paid him $200:
"Peter received an expense."
"Peter received a cost."
Could these be standard English?
"Peter received an expense."
"Peter received a cost."
Could these be standard English?
Top answer
No. Far from it!
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Suppose Peter, using his own money, bought FOUR $200 cameras for his boss and the boss then paid him $800 for the FOUR cameras.
"Peter received expenses."
"Peter received four expenses."
"Peter received costs."
"Peter received four costs."
Could these be standard English?
"Peter received expenses."
"Peter received four expenses."
"Peter received costs."
"Peter received four costs."
Could these be standard English?
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Hi,
Say it this way.
eg Peter was reimbursed for the four cameras.
eg Peter was reimbursed $800 for the four cameras.
eg Peter was reimbursed $800.
Clive
Say it this way.
eg Peter was reimbursed for the four cameras.
eg Peter was reimbursed $800 for the four cameras.
eg Peter was reimbursed $800.
Clive
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SheltieBites"Peter received four costs."You've already been told that "Peter received a cost" is not natural English. What on Earth makes you think that you can multiply it by four and make it more natural?
Please stop bumping your own posts with blank replies!
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