Can this be said: I think it's got potential, but would first like to see phase one

[B45]

Can this be said:

I think it's got potential, but would first like to see phase one of the hostel, that's due for completion next month, before I make a decision on pooling funds in or not.

Is the segment in bold okay? Should I use parenthesis instead?

 

[probus]

Standard business-speak in my opinion, but I would omit the commas surrounding the italicized phrase.

 

[tedmc]

Shouldn't 'phase one' be capitalized?

 

[B45]

Do you mean bold phrase?

 

[Rover_KE]

Shouldn't 'phase one' be capitalized?

No.

Do you mean bold phrase?

Yes.

 

[tedmc]

Phase 1 is a given name for the first phase of the development, a proper noun. No?

 

[bhaisahab]

Phase 1 is a given name for the first phase of the development, a proper noun. No?

We don't know whether it is the given name or not.

 

[tedmc]

If it is not the given name, shouldn't it be called first phase(common noun)?

 

[Matthew Wai]

'See paragraph 15 of the handbook.'── quoted from http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/paragraph
'Paragraph' is a common noun, and it is OK to write 'paragraph 15'.

Not a teacher.