JACEK1
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Hello everybody!
She sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come.
The above sentence is taken from Cambridge Dictionaries Online, entry: to send = to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post.
What I don't understand is why "with" is used. Shouldn't "through" or "by" be used instead?
She sent a message through John to say that she couldn't come.
She sent a message by John to say that she couldn't come.
Is it about collocation?
I would be grateful for a reply.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/send_1?q=send
She sent a message with John to say that she couldn't come.
The above sentence is taken from Cambridge Dictionaries Online, entry: to send = to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post.
What I don't understand is why "with" is used. Shouldn't "through" or "by" be used instead?
She sent a message through John to say that she couldn't come.
She sent a message by John to say that she couldn't come.
Is it about collocation?
I would be grateful for a reply.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/send_1?q=send