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fathak
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 Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: Is this correct? |
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Hello,
Please tell me whether this sentence is correct or not.
"I will mail to you in few minutes". I hear people saying
"I will mail you in few minute". Which is correct.
Thanks in anticipation.
Fathak
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BS
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Fathak,
I would say: "I will mail you in a few minutes".
Regards,
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fathak
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:25 am Post subject: Thank you!! |
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Hi BS,
Thank you very much for your reply. Can I say "I will mail it to you in a few minutes". Is it acceptable. By the way, Could you explain me why we have added "a" with few minutes.
ie. I will mail you in "a" few mins.
Thanks in anticipation.
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BS
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: |
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Hello again,
To answer your question, yes, you can say: "I will mail it to you in a few minutes". It's perfectly fine.
As for the second part of your question, "few" used alone (without the "a") means: not many. It differs slightly from "a few" which means: a small number of things (or persons).
I hope that helps.
Kind regards,
BS |
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