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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: write me call me #75625 07/10/2002 12:04 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England We would say something like "write me a letter or fax me the results" Hang on, now I'm confused. Are you suggesting that the correct constructions would be "write to me a letter or fax to me the results", mav? Shorely not! Isn't this just about transitive and intransitive usage of verbs that can swing both ways? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted write me call me dodyskin 07/09/2002 6:19 PM Re: write me call me wwh 07/10/2002 12:12 AM Re: write me call me inselpeter 07/10/2002 12:36 AM Re: write me call me wwh 07/10/2002 12:57 AM Re: write me call me Bobyoungbalt 07/10/2002 2:22 AM Re: write me call me inselpeter 07/10/2002 11:00 AM Re: write me call me maverick 07/10/2002 11:20 AM Re: write me call me FishonaBike 07/10/2002 12:04 PM Re: write me call me modestgoddess 07/11/2002 3:11 AM Re: write me call me FishonaBike 07/11/2002 8:54 AM Re: don't let's slithy toves 07/12/2002 2:35 AM Re: don't let's FishonaBike 07/12/2002 8:19 AM Re: write me call me Jackie 07/10/2002 12:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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