“Send you” vs “Send to you”
Which of the two is grammatically correct?
I will send an email to you.
OR
I will send you an email.
In corporate organizations, I have seen people using both but am pretty much confused with these.
I was thinking send you is right only in a context like this:
I will send you to my friend's company tomorrow.
Any suggestions please?
grammaticality
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
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Which of the two is grammatically correct?
I will send an email to you.
OR
I will send you an email.
In corporate organizations, I have seen people using both but am pretty much confused with these.
I was thinking send you is right only in a context like this:
I will send you to my friend's company tomorrow.
Any suggestions please?
grammaticality
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
2
Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
1
Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
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Which of the two is grammatically correct?
I will send an email to you.
OR
I will send you an email.
In corporate organizations, I have seen people using both but am pretty much confused with these.
I was thinking send you is right only in a context like this:
I will send you to my friend's company tomorrow.
Any suggestions please?
grammaticality
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
Which of the two is grammatically correct?
I will send an email to you.
OR
I will send you an email.
In corporate organizations, I have seen people using both but am pretty much confused with these.
I was thinking send you is right only in a context like this:
I will send you to my friend's company tomorrow.
Any suggestions please?
grammaticality
grammaticality
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
edited Nov 3 '15 at 18:12
Hellion
53.1k13108196
53.1k13108196
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
asked Nov 3 '15 at 4:05
MusicLovingIndianGirlMusicLovingIndianGirl
3072313
3072313
2
Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
1
Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
add a comment |
2
Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
1
Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
2
2
Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
1
1
Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago
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Both versions are perfectly fine.
In the case of
I will send you an email.
"you" is an indirect object. It is understood that the subject is not sending "you", but rather sending the email.
Personally the first version,
I will send an email to you.
sounds a little stilted.
In conversational English, you would probably use email as a verb.
I will email you.
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
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+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
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Both versions are perfectly fine.
In the case of
I will send you an email.
"you" is an indirect object. It is understood that the subject is not sending "you", but rather sending the email.
Personally the first version,
I will send an email to you.
sounds a little stilted.
In conversational English, you would probably use email as a verb.
I will email you.
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
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+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
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Both versions are perfectly fine.
In the case of
I will send you an email.
"you" is an indirect object. It is understood that the subject is not sending "you", but rather sending the email.
Personally the first version,
I will send an email to you.
sounds a little stilted.
In conversational English, you would probably use email as a verb.
I will email you.
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
20413
+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
add a comment |
Both versions are perfectly fine.
In the case of
I will send you an email.
"you" is an indirect object. It is understood that the subject is not sending "you", but rather sending the email.
Personally the first version,
I will send an email to you.
sounds a little stilted.
In conversational English, you would probably use email as a verb.
I will email you.
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
20413
Both versions are perfectly fine.
In the case of
I will send you an email.
"you" is an indirect object. It is understood that the subject is not sending "you", but rather sending the email.
Personally the first version,
I will send an email to you.
sounds a little stilted.
In conversational English, you would probably use email as a verb.
I will email you.
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
20413
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
20413
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
20413
answered Nov 3 '15 at 20:31
TevisTevis
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+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
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+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
+1 - I'd describe these as formal and informal versions of the same statement.
– user121341
Nov 3 '15 at 20:43
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Both are correct as the verb "send" can take one "direct object" or two "indirect and dicrect objects".
– user140086
Nov 3 '15 at 4:42
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Both are correcf, but the singular of "email" is an email message. A shorter, more colloqial expression: I'll email you tomorrow."
– Brian Hitchcock
Nov 3 '15 at 6:57
Somehow, "I'm sending to you a big bouquet of roses" just wouldn't sound right. youtube.com/watch?v=sVqJC6q1z8U
– Hot Licks
1 hour ago