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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

About 'in person'

I should've written to you in person.

Is 'in person' used correctly here, if what I mean is I should not have delivered the message through another person?

Thanks in advance!

(I have a feeling that my question itself is not very natural. Please help correct it too.)
  

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I should've written to you in person. I wouldn't use in person . Use personally or myself instead.

— Philip

  • I should've written to you in person.
  • I wouldn't use in person .
  • Use personally or myself instead.
  • In person implies physical presence.
  • Even talking on the phone wouldn't qualify as in person .
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I should've written to you in person.





I wouldn't use in person. Use personally or myself instead. In person implies physical presence. Even talking on the phone wouldn't qualify as in person.

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PhilipI should've written to you in person.

I wouldn't use in person. Use personally or myself instead. In person implies physical presence. Even talking on the phone wouldn't qualify as in person.


Great... seems I misunderstood 'in person' in the past. I found an example:

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