Identifying unresolved points · Avoiding turning a suggestion into a commitment

Avoiding turning a suggestion into a commitment in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Avoiding turning a suggestion into a commitment.

A meeting summary records decisions, actions, owners and deadlines. It does not repeat every comment. Use clear verbs such as agreed, assigned and confirmed.

Context: Identifying unresolved points. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

This was an offer to investigate, not a commitment to complete the change next month.

كان ذلك عرضًا للدراسة، وليس التزامًا بإكمال التغيير الشهر القادم.

The team will report its findings before the next planning session.

سيقدم الفريق نتائجه قبل جلسة التخطيط التالية.

Until then, the current system will remain in use.

حتى ذلك الوقت، سيظل النظام الحالي مستخدمًا.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: This was an offer to investigate, not a commitment to complete the change next month.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: حتى ذلك الوقت، سيظل النظام الحالي مستخدمًا.