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Nsfs2 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Send vs send in
HI,
#1. 'Over a thousand people sent in correct answers to the competition.'
Can one use 'send' instead of 'send in' ?
I checked a couple of dictionaries, but I couldn't see a distinct difference in which either couldn't be used instead of the other.
Could you help please?
Lots of thanks.
#1. 'Over a thousand people sent in correct answers to the competition.'
Can one use 'send' instead of 'send in' ?
I checked a couple of dictionaries, but I couldn't see a distinct difference in which either couldn't be used instead of the other.
Could you help please?
Lots of thanks.
Top answer
I'd call "send in" an idiom. It implies that the destination is known to the sender as more than just an address. It also implies that the recipient is "in the business" of receiving things.
- I'd call "send in" an idiom.
- It implies that the destination is known to the sender as more than just an address.
- It also implies that the recipient is "in the business" of receiving things.
- You wouldn't "send in" an invitation to your cousin.
- com/send+in
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I'd call "send in" an idiom.
It implies that the destination is known to the sender as more than just an address.
It also implies that the recipient is "in the business" of receiving things.
You wouldn't "send in" an invitation to your cousin.
(Hey, I'm not real happy with this explanation!)
It implies that the destination is known to the sender as more than just an address.
It also implies that the recipient is "in the business" of receiving things.
You wouldn't "send in" an invitation to your cousin.
(Hey, I'm not real happy with this explanation!)
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