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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is the following sentence considered correct?

1i00If you have any questions or comments, private message me.02i02br
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0Eh, it's on the edge of being acceptable. 0-

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  • 0Eh, it's on the edge of being acceptable.
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0Eh, it's on the edge of being acceptable. "E-mail me" has been fine for a while, and "text me" is now an acceptable way to say "send me a text message" so I guess "private message me" is okay to mean "send me a private message." I'd actually expect "PM me" rather than the spelled out version.02br
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00I would say it's on the informal end of the spectrum.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01i01font00If you have any questions or comments, private message me.02font02i02br
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00It's OK. 02br
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00The use of a noun phrase like 'private message' as a verb is often idiomatic, ie we do it with some phrases and not with others. If I wanted to write more formal
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