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Snappy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Distributive expression
There are several sheets of paper and envelopes.
If I want people to put a sheet of paper into an envelope, another sheet of paper into another envelope,... (i.e., each envelope will contain one sheet of paper), which one of the following expressions is proper?
Put a sheet each into a separate envelope.
Put a sheet each into separate envelopes.
If I want people to put a sheet of paper into an envelope, another sheet of paper into another envelope,... (i.e., each envelope will contain one sheet of paper), which one of the following expressions is proper?
Put a sheet each into a separate envelope.
Put a sheet each into separate envelopes.
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Neither sentence seems quite right to me. You may mean:
"Put each sheet into a separate envelope."
"Put each sheet into a separate envelope."
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Mr WordyNeither sentence seems quite right to me. You may mean: "Put each sheet into a separate envelope."I had a question when I was reading this thread.
I wonder if it is also okay to say, "Put a sheet into each envelope."?
Do I have to say, "Put one sheet into each envelope."?
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