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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To leave you / leave you with
Hi teachers,
1. Ma'am, we're going to leave you our booklets.
2. Ma'am, we're going to leave you with our booklets.
> Which is the correct usage? And if "with" is optional? I think I heard it once on TV news when the anchor said "we're leaving you with tonight's hightlights.....Good night". The same goes for "provide you with"?
Thank you.
Tinanam
1. Ma'am, we're going to leave you our booklets.
2. Ma'am, we're going to leave you with our booklets.
> Which is the correct usage? And if "with" is optional? I think I heard it once on TV news when the anchor said "we're leaving you with tonight's hightlights.....Good night". The same goes for "provide you with"?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
tinanam0102 2. Ma'am, we're going to leave you with our booklets. " They are physically leaving you, expecting that you will find the information you are asking for by reading the prepared materials.
- tinanam0102 2.
- Ma'am, we're going to leave you with our booklets.
- " They are physically leaving you, expecting that you will find the information you are asking for by reading the prepared materials.
- It is kind of a brusque farewell - for some reason, they don't want to talk to you anymore.
- In the case of the news, it is also a farewell, but not brusque at all.
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tinanam01022. Ma'am, we're going to leave you with our booklets.It's not the same as "provide." They are physically leaving you, expecting that you will find the information you are asking for by reading the prepared materials. It is kind of a brusque farewell - for some reason, they don't want to talk to you anymore.
In the case of the news, it i
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Hi AlpheccaStars,
Thank you for your help.
I sometimes read sentences like: I'm going to provide you with detailed information.... Does this mean: I'm going to provide detailed information to you?
Tinanam
Thank you for your help.
I sometimes read sentences like: I'm going to provide you with detailed information.... Does this mean: I'm going to provide detailed information to you?
Tinanam
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tinanam0102Does this mean: I'm going to provide detailed information to you?It does.
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Hi,
A small comment.
Where I live, women are rarely, almost never, called ma'am.
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A small comment.
Where I live, women are rarely, almost never, called ma'am.
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Hi Clive,
I didn't know that. Does "Ma'am" and "Madam" the same addressing a woman or a lady or a young lady?
Thank you.
Tinanam
I didn't know that. Does "Ma'am" and "Madam" the same addressing a woman or a lady or a young lady?
Thank you.
Tinanam
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In some places, especially the south, children are taught not to answer an older person with "yes" or "no," but "yes, ma'am," or "yes, sir". It's an extra measure of respect.
Maybe this old custom is dying out.
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Maybe this old custom is dying out.
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