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MarathonKnitter
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please be my thesaurus
at moments like this, i pull out my "english wasn't my first language" card  that's my story, and i'm sticking to it.
what's the word(s) i'm looking for?
if i understand correctly, a contingency is a FUTURE event. what is it when it is CURRENTLY happening?
i'm writing a letter where i have to describe the actual event in present tense. if contingency is the act happening in the future, what is it when it is happening and/or happened?
i hope that wasn't confusing lol
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Posted 10/5/17 3:08 PM  |
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mrsrainbow
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Re: please be my thesaurus
Posted by MarathonKnitter
at moments like this, i pull out my "english wasn't my first language" card that's my story, and i'm sticking to it.
what's the word(s) i'm looking for?
if i understand correctly, a contingency is a FUTURE event. what is it when it is CURRENTLY happening?
i'm writing a letter where i have to describe the actual event in present tense. if contingency is the act happening in the future, what is it when it is happening and/or happened?
i hope that wasn't confusing lol
I feel like I need to know what you're trying to say? Like, what is the sentence? Yes, a contingency is a possible future scenario, but it's more commonly used to described a provision for the possibility of something happening.
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| Posted 10/5/17 3:24 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: please be my thesaurus
Concurrently
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| Posted 10/5/17 3:42 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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Re: please be my thesaurus
i'm sorry... i meant to say past tense, not present tense.
what i want to say is:
we appreciate how you managed the "contingencies" while your District Manager was away.
what will follow will be something along the lines of:
you properly handled stepping up to the plate when hurricane harvey hit, you handled a surprise fire drill, and you handled having a skeleton crew during both of these things... blah, blah, blah. thank you for doing an amazing job in delivering the purple promise.
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| Posted 10/5/17 3:45 PM |
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SusiBee
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please be my thesaurus
I would just use "unexpected situations" or "unforeseen situations" in place of "contingencies".
Message edited 10/5/2017 4:27:33 PM.
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| Posted 10/5/17 4:26 PM |
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mrsrainbow
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Re: please be my thesaurus
Posted by SusiBee
I would just use "unexpected situations" or "unforeseen situations" in place of "contingencies".
Exactly this.
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| Posted 10/5/17 4:54 PM |
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MarathonKnitter
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please be my thesaurus
thanks.
i went with unexpected situations.
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| Posted 10/6/17 11:07 AM |
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