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Old 30-Oct-2007, 10:27
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Default Re: writing you vs. writing to you

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Originally Posted by marisa1rodriguez View Post
Good morning,

I'm correcting a letter that one of my business students has to send to another company and he wrote "I'm writing you about...". I know I've heard this many times and it actually sounds good but, isn't "I'm writing to you about..." better? Please help!

Thank you,

Marisa
Hi Marisa,
The first is what an american might say, the second is the English form, so both are correct.
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