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[janssenchan]

Which one of the following is correct? and why?:-

A) I will solve this out at my side.
A) I will solve this out on my side.

B) For our record
B) For our records

C) Your tax filing should be completed by tomorrow.
C) Your tax filings should be completed by tomorrow.

Thanks.

[CP]

A) I will solve this out at my side. No. And "solve this out" is not a common expression; "solve this" works just fine.
A) I will solve this out on my side. No. Better: "I will solve this on my own / by myself."

B) For our record. No. The singular is used this way: "For the record, he never even knew Sally until he moved in here." It means, "To set the record streight," or "To be completely accurate about it."
B) For our records. Yes. "We need all this information for our records before we can give you the loan."

C) Your tax filing should be completed by tomorrow. OK if you mean just one filing; maybe OK if you mean all filing of tax returns.
C) Your tax filings should be completed by tomorrow. More likely to be used for one or more tax returns being filed.
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