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Ztq3 Posted 11 years ago
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Please send us the hard copies (of, for) the following reports.

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“Please send us (the) hard copies of the following reports:” (the) is not needed, unless they already exist. Situation A: The hard copies (actual documents, perhaps signed) are in your hands and the request is for them to be sent somewhere. Situation B: Correspondence so far has been by electronic mail and all you have is an image (attachment) of some documents.

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  • “Please send us (the) hard copies of the following reports:” (the) is not needed, unless they already exist.
  • Situation A: The hard copies (actual documents, perhaps signed) are in your hands and the request is for them to be sent somewhere.
  • Situation B: Correspondence so far has been by electronic mail and all you have is an image (attachment) of some documents.
  • In A, you are asked to send ‘the hard copies’ (the originals).
  • In B, you must print from the electronic images (perhaps attachments) some hard copies and send them.
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“Please send us (the) hard copies of the following reports:”
(the) is not needed, unless they already exist.
Situation A: The hard copies (actual documents, perhaps signed) are in your hands and the request is for them to be sent somewhere.
Situation B: Correspondence so far has been by electronic mail and all you have is an image (attachment) of some documents.
In A, you
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kolokoy Please send us the hard copies for the following reports.
That's unusual, but it's possible.
e.g.
A: We've emailed you the monthly sales charts.
B: Please send us the hard copies (of the charts) for the following reports.
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I already received the electronic copies, and now I am asking them to send me by mail all the hard copies.
So is "for" the correct preposition to use?
Thanks
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kolokoy I already received the electronic copies, and now I am asking them to send me by mail all the hard copies. So is "for" the correct preposition to use?Thanks
No. In that case, you can say:
Please send us the hard copies of the following reports.
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