Are these two phrases both correct?

[Angelwings]

Are both phrases correct?

1. Please, find attached…
2. Attached please find…

One more question:
3) What is the difference between elder and older. Are they interchangeable?
E.g. My older brother is a doctor.
My elder brother is a doctor.

Thanks

[Torsten]

@Angelwings

3. What is the difference between elder and older. Are they interchangeable?

'elder' vs 'older'

“Elder” and “older”, as comparatives, mean exactly the same thing. Don’t get it confused with “elderly”, because that means “old”. Once a man from Europe made a hilarious mistake in front of me. He was very charmed and excited by a young woman he’d met, but he thought she might be a little too young for him. So he said to me, “I wonder if she has an elderly sister!” He meant an “older sister” or an “elder sister”, but what he really said was that he wondered if she had a sister who was past re…

@Angelwings

• Please, find attached…
• Attached please find…

Can you please share a complete sentence?

[Angelwings]

@Torsten Thanks for your help.

Here are my examples regarding the question I asked earlier.

Please, find attached my document.
Attached please find my document.

Are both grammatically correct?

[NearlyNapping]

I’ve attached the document.

Using please might seem like it’s more polite, but it also complicates it. Also, the active voice is usually more clear. Keep it simple.

In business correspondence, clarity is most important. Any polite niceties should be at the beginning or end of the correspondence, not in the body.

[Anglophile]

Are both phrases correct?

1. Please, find attached…
2. Attached please find…

Yes, both are acceptable, and they are generally used in official correspondence in Asia particularly in India. While the first focuses more on politeness, the second on the attachment.

The words ‘elder’ and ‘eldest’ are used to refer to the members of the same family; the word ‘older’ is otherwise used. ‘Elder’ or ‘Eldest’ has no positive degree form.