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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Wine

Hi, Is this okay:

"My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine. So I sent him red wine".

I don't think it's necessary to say "So I sent him THE red wine", although I could ("the red wine he asked for). But he asked for any red wine, and I sent him some. Right?
  

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"My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine. So I sent him red wine ". This is not wrong, but more commonly we'd say "My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine.

— Clive

  • "My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine.
  • So I sent him red wine ".
  • This is not wrong, but more commonly we'd say "My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine.
  • So I sent him some ".
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"My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine. So I sent him red wine".

This is not wrong, but more commonly we'd say
"My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine. So I sent him some".
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Thank you, Mr Clive
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Hmm... He asked for a bottle, (not some wine), so you send him some (bottles)? Unless he asked for more than one, wouldn't the singular have to prevail as a response as well?
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"My friend asked me for a bottle of red wine. So I sent him one."
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Yes, 'some' could refer to either, although I think in that context most native speakers would take it to refer to 'wine'.




For bottles, I'd say

eg So I sent him one.

eg So I sent him two / four / several.


Clive
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