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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Provide you..., provide with you... or provide you with...?

Hello all,

Would you please explain the difference between

1.Provide you...(something)

2.Provide with you...(something)

3.Provide you with...(something)

Thank you
  

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Could you please provide me with a full sentence example for #2? I can't seem to place it.

  • Could you please provide me with a full sentence example for #2?
  • I can't seem to place it.
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Could you please provide me with a full sentence example for #2? I can't seem to place it.
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Thank you for your reply.

After a search from google I came up with the following eg.

1. We can provide you 24/7 support

2. We can provide with you the high qualitied products you needed

3. We can provide you with the highest level of support with our friendly and patient support staff waiting to address your needs
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Thanks for checking, anon.

According to the examples, they all mean the same thing.

I still have a problem with #2, as it seems to me the wording should be "provide you with," as in #3.

The simple answer as to why the "with" is omitted in #1 is that it's optional (not required).
But it can be omitted in #'s 2 & 3 as well.
You can also add the "with" to #1 withou
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I was unable to find any Google examples which I didn't feel were mistakes.
I found the web page you quoted from, and it's really quite full of bad English.

A surprisingly large number of Google examples said things like,
"We can provide with you with exactly what you need."
This simply makes no sense to me.

Rgdz, - A.
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Thanks for your reply again.

yeah, I couldn't get it too. why are there so many "provide with you" e.g.?
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I will provide you with the certificate as soon as possible. Is this a correct grammatical sentence.?Email Removed
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Both #1 and #3 are in order. #2 appears clumsy unless you intend to provide something jointly with another person.

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