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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

attend or attend to

Hello,
Do shop assistants attend/attend to customers? I have seen both, but I have been told to use "attend to". What do you think?
  

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" I have never seen "attended customers". Perhaps I haven't lived long enough...

— Xerxes

  • " I have never seen "attended customers".
  • Perhaps I haven't lived long enough...
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"Attended to customers."

I have never seen "attended customers". Perhaps I haven't lived long enough...
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Actually, Gene93, I think "attended customers" can be said, too, now that I am thinking about it. You can also use "tend" in this context.
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Both are possible, but "attend to" is the more popular by far when the subject is helping shoppers.
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But it would be "tend to the customers" or both can be used again?
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Both are legitimate, but I would prefer "tended to". But that's just me.
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