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How to improve this sentence?

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oristarA
 
Reply Sat 15 May, 2010 11:39 pm

I suggest that from this moment refraining from using French in our conversations.
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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Sat 15 May, 2010 11:50 pm
I suggest that from now on we refrain from using French in our conversation, or, more simply, I suggest that from now on we don't use French....
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oolongteasup
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 12:40 am
@oristarA,
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I suggest that from this moment refraining from using French in our conversations


don't speak french

by the by, do you do french?
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JTT
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 12:50 am
@oristarA,
I suggest that from this moment we refrain [ing] from using French in our conversations.

I suggest refraining from using French in our conversations from this moment on.
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McTag
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 12:54 am

"from this moment on" is too clunky.

"From now on" is better, or "in future".
JTT
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 01:03 am
@McTag,
It's simply one choice available to English speakers, McTag.
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oristarA
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 02:05 am
Thank you all.
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sullyfish6
 
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Reply Sun 16 May, 2010 06:13 am
Can I suggest that we not speak in French any more?
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