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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Imported to and imported from
Hi,
I read the following in a member's activity tab here in English forums.
Facebook imported pic to X's photos.
Don't you think it should have been written as follows?
Facebook exported pic to X's photos. OR
X's photos imported pic from Facebook.
I think it's normally said 'imported to' and 'exported from', not 'imported to' and 'exported from'. Would you agree?
Please advise. Thanks.
I read the following in a member's activity tab here in English forums.
Facebook imported pic to X's photos.
Don't you think it should have been written as follows?
Facebook exported pic to X's photos. OR
X's photos imported pic from Facebook.
I think it's normally said 'imported to' and 'exported from', not 'imported to' and 'exported from'. Would you agree?
Please advise. Thanks.
Top answer
I think you mixed up your last line? "imported to" is possible, provided the subject is the receiver. "exported from" is also possible, provided the subject is the sender.
- I think you mixed up your last line?
- "imported to" is possible, provided the subject is the receiver.
- "exported from" is also possible, provided the subject is the sender.
- If the message " Facebook imported pic to X's photos " appears outside Facebook then it is incorrect.
- This is because the subject (Facebook) is the sender not the receiver.
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I think you mixed up your last line?
"imported to" is possible, provided the subject is the receiver. "exported from" is also possible, provided the subject is the sender. If the message "Facebook imported pic to X's photos" appears outside Facebook then it is incorrect. This is because the subject (Facebook) is the sender not the receiver.
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"imported to" is possible, provided the subject is the receiver. "exported from" is also possible, provided the subject is the sender. If the message "Facebook imported pic to X's photos" appears outside Facebook then it is incorrect. This is because the subject (Facebook) is the sender not the receiver.
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Mr WordyI think you mixed up your last line?Sorry, it should have read as follows:
I think it's normally said 'imported from' and 'exported to', not 'imported to' and 'exported from'.
Mr Wordy"Facebook imported pic to X's photos" appears outside Facebook
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AnonymousThe sentence "Facebook imported pic to X's photos" can only be correct if "X's photos" is located within Facebook, eg. tabs or sub-sections in Facebook, if any.Yes, exactly. If "X's photos" is not a part of Facebook then the verb should be "exported".
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