Turning a spoken comment into an email · Making context-dependent references explicit

Making context-dependent references explicit in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Making context-dependent references explicit.

Formality and detail depend on audience and purpose. Preserve the meaning when moving from a friendly to a professional style. Formality does not require unnecessarily difficult words.

Context: Turning a spoken comment into an email. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

In conversation, "that version we looked at yesterday" may be perfectly clear to the people present.

قد تكون عبارة «تلك النسخة التي نظرنا إليها أمس» واضحة تمامًا للحاضرين في المحادثة.

In an email forwarded to others, the document title and date should be stated explicitly.

في رسالة بريد تُعاد مشاركتها مع آخرين، ينبغي ذكر عنوان المستند وتاريخه صراحةً.

Spoken hesitations can usually be removed, but useful qualifications should remain.

يمكن عادةً حذف الترددات اللفظية، لكن ينبغي إبقاء التحفظات المفيدة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: In conversation, "that version we looked at yesterday" may be perfectly clear to the people present.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يمكن عادةً حذف الترددات اللفظية، لكن ينبغي إبقاء التحفظات المفيدة.