I use “that’ll do” in circumstances where I acknowledge that something is sufficient.
What is a formal alternative for this phrase, that can take place in a formal letter or a conversation ?
Context:
There’s a party that asked for a couple of screenshots from my PC. I have the screenshots but due to a technical limit it may not be enough.
My sentence:
Attached are the screenshots you requested. Explanation for technical stuff. Hope that’ll do. OR Will that do?
Thanks,
Answer
A more formal way of expressing such could be: … that will suffice.
The idiom that will do has in its definition a more formal synonym: TFD
That is enough, that will suffice.
to suffice: OED
To be enough, sufficient, or adequate for a purpose or the end in
view.
As in:
New York Times Aug 22, 2019 Just a bowl of it with a dab of yogurt
would suffice [will do], but for the full effect it should be topped with a
savory stew of chicken or lamb.
Suffice comes from a combination of the Latin words sub (“under”) and facere (“make”) that together mean “meet the need of.” This need is usually the bare minimum — sufficient!
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