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[Tepari]

Hello

I'm not sure about what preposition should I use in this context. I'm trying to say that I will check your address using our intranet.
Can I say that I will check your address from the intranet or I will check your address in the intranet ?

Thank you!

 

[SoothingDave]

I think "on" works best with "intranet."

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is it possible that the OP means 'retrieve your address from the intranet'?

Not a teacher.

 

[Tepari]

I refer in this sentence to a situation where, for instance, a client comes to a desk of a hotel and at some point asks if he has to give his address to me.

 

[SoothingDave]

I refer in this sentence to a situation where, for instance, a client comes to a desk of a hotel and at some point asks if he has to give his address to me.

In that case, most people would say that they are going to check the computer.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Does 'I will look up your address on the intranet' work?

 

[SoothingDave]

Does 'I will look up your address on the intranet' work?

Yes. But like I said, most people (hotel workers and clients) don't know what an intranet is. They would simply look it up on the computer.

 

[Matthew Wai]

most people (hotel workers and clients) don't know what an intranet is.

I am poorly educated but I still know what it is.

Not a teacher.

 

[Tepari]

Thank you for the replies.

Intranet is not the main issue here but the correct preposition is, which seems to be on.

Another example to clarify my concern: If somebody ask you, how much did the bananas cost? You can answer that, I will check it on the recipe.
Does it make sense?

This gets me feel confused because the preposition from would be the best option if I translate the sentence from my mother tongue. Nevertheless I guess from would be awkward in this context.

Thanks

 

[SoothingDave]

I don't know why the cost of bananas would be on a recipe. Do you mean "receipt"?

The noun you want to use helps determine the preposition. The verb, too. I would check for something on the computer, on the internet, in a database, in a file. I would try to get data from or out of a database. I downloaded an app from the internet.

 

[Tepari]

right, I mean receipt

Can I say: I pick up your address from the intranet?

 

[SoothingDave]

right, I mean receipt

Can I say: I pick up your address from the intranet?

No. In this scenario, you want to know if you already have a hotel guest's address or if he has to give it to you. Is that correct?

The guest doesn't care about your computers and how they are networked.

You can say "let me check and see if we already have it in our computer/on our system."

 

[Tepari]

No. In this scenario, you want to know if you already have a hotel guest's address or if he has to give it to you. Is that correct?

Exactly.

But, can I use this: "I pick up your address from the intranet" in other situations or is the sentence grammatically incorrect?

Thank you

 

[Matthew Wai]

can I use this: "I pick up your address from the intranet"

I still think it should be 'look up your address on the intranet'.

Not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

You don't "pick up" addresses.

 

[emsr2d2]

I refer in this sentence to a situation where, for instance, a client comes to a desk of a hotel and at some point asks if he has to give his address to me.

If a client comes to you and says "Do I have to give my address to you?", it would be very odd for you to offer to retrieve his address from your computer/intranet. Surely the client knows his own address!

If he says "Do you still need me to give you my address or do you already have it?", you would just say "Let me check on the computer" or "Let me check our records" or just "Let me check". After checking, you would be able to say "It's OK, we already have it" or "We don't seem to have it yet. Please give it to me".