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Is it send you or send to you?

Is it send you or send to you?

Both are grammatically correct but mean two different things. Sent to me means that something was sent to you. For example, you could say, “A mysterious package was sent to me.” This is in the passive voice. Sent me means that someone has sent you somewhere.

Is send me correct?

“Send it to me” is correct and more commonly used. Although “send me it” is grammatically correct, it’s not commonly used in formal writing.

What does ” I’m not sure I understand your question ” mean?

1 “I’m not sure I understand your question”… Then please don’t answer it. Or just state one’s assumptions for the optimal case inferred and then take one’s best shot at a cogent answer. I interpret this opening statement as haughty pedantry. 2 “Please don’t do that”. (Since when did engineers become so moralistic and censurious?

Are there any tenses I’m not sure about?

The tenses seem strange. If you’re just typing it now, and your not sure now, how could the recipient possibly have already received it? Hi Grammar Geek, I felt the same too about the tenses in 2) & 3) initially.

When to take offense at an unclear question?

Don’t take offense to it; clarify your question! Asking them to answer an unclear question leaves everyone dissatisfied. You get an incomplete answer, and the answerer provides faulty, incomplete, or misleading advice. It’s a lose-lose for everyone unless the question is clear.

1 “I’m not sure I understand your question”… Then please don’t answer it. Or just state one’s assumptions for the optimal case inferred and then take one’s best shot at a cogent answer. I interpret this opening statement as haughty pedantry. 2 “Please don’t do that”. (Since when did engineers become so moralistic and censurious?

Which is correct I have sent or I had sent?

I had sent you an email already [closed] Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for English Language & Usage Stack Exchange. Closed 5 years ago. Which of the following sentences are correct?

When to use ” already ” vs ” have sent “?

They’re different tenses. for something we had done several times up to a point in the past and continued to do after that point In all cases, the use of “already” jars, unless it’s emphasising that the action had taken place by the time in question ( definition 1 ):

Is there a better way to say ” I’m not sure I understand “?

You could also just say something like: “I’m confused” “I’m a little confused” “I don’t understand” “I don’t quite understand” “I’m not sure I understand” “Can you explain that again?”. “I’m not sure I understand this correctly” sounds quite natural, but it’s usually followed by a summary of what you think the other person is saying in the form