John Aki Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Wording help please?
Hi,
Would you please advise if I have used these words correctly?
Let us proceed the process. (Continued)
Your case has been [ proceeded / processed ]. ("Continued and handled" both are correct here?)
If you wish to [ process / proceed ] you would need to complete these forms. ("Continued and handled" both are correct here?)
Cheers
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John Aki Let us proceed the process. Your case has been proceeded. No.
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John AkiLet us proceed the process.
Your case has been proceeded.
No. "proceed" is an intransitive verb. Transitive use can occasionally be found (e.g. a judge is said to "proceed" a case), but this is apparently non-standard or jargon.
John AkiLet us continue the process.
Your case has been processed/handled.
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