Sunday, 24 April 2016
"Rest assured" Vs " Be rest assured"
"Rest assured" Vs " Be rest assured"
Simply put, "Rest Assured" is the correct thing to say.
You can say either "Rest assured" or "Be assured"
These are imperative verbs ( the same as the base or infinite form)
You can not say " Be rest assured" because then you are using two imperative verbs in succesion, which is ungrammatical.
"Rest assured" > Meaning:
To be assured, to be cirtain that something will happen.
Examples:
(1) please rest assured that we will do everything possible to help.
(2) I know this fellow well, and you can rest assured he will give you good advice.
(3) You can rest assured that your account will be credited tomorrow.
Sources: Oxford English Dictionary, Collins English Dictionary.
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