How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

How does this sentence sounds to my ear? Why do receptionists and secretaries often say this when booking appointments?

• Subject: “You”
• Verb: “can choose”
• Object: “whichever of the two dates is more convenient for you”

The sentence could be re-written as:

• You can choose either of the two dates.

If

• you choose a date that is more convenient for you, we will schedule a meeting with you in next 6 -7 days.

What’s the alternative to the original example?

Both options listed by the original poster sound natural to my (American) ear. Which one is more natural to me than “who”? If a man did not accept what they were ten

years ago, he must have died.

I would avoid “who”. I try to avoid making decisions between “who” and “whom”. How will I distinguish between who and whom interrupt my thoughts, both when speaking a sentence (or writing) and when reading a sentence (see fig. 2.8)?

In other words, the choice between “who” and “whom” is consciously learned, not natural (in American English).

Both options listed by the original poster sound natural to my (American) ear. Which one is more natural to me than “who”? If a man did not accept what they were ten

years ago, he must have died.

I would avoid “who”. I try to avoid making decisions between “who” and “whom”. How will I distinguish between who and whom interrupt my thoughts, both when speaking a sentence (or writing) and when reading a sentence (see fig. 2.8)?

In other words, the choice between “who” and “whom” is consciously learned, not natural (in American English).