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25 January
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English (US)
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"They permitted me to take paternity leave."
Hello! Is the sentence above natural sounding?
"They permitted me to take paternity leave."
Hello! Is the sentence above natural sounding?
Hello! Is the sentence above natural sounding?
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try, they allowed me to take paternity leave
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- English (US)
try, they allowed me to take paternity leave
- Japanese
@teavennickerson Thank you for the feedback. How about "They permitted me paternity leave."?
- English (US)
@u-1 yeah that sounds good too it does sound a little weird
but people will easily understand what you are saying
- Japanese
- English (US)
- English (US)
@u-1 This sentence is perfectly natural, especially if you want to sound formal.
- Japanese
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