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shvetsov2005
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 Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: shipped |
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Hello,
I have read:
"Another bug stick test after we followed the plan verified the
solution. We produced a 400-bottle order of new pasteurized
polycrystalline diamond slurry and shipped it overseas special
delivery. The shipment arrived at the customer site and was
immediately put into service."
From Harvard Business Review
I am confused with "shipped it overseas special
delivery". Haven't they missed a preposition here? Shouldn't it be "shipped it overseas by/with special delivery. Is this good English?
Alex. |
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pugachevV
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| You are correct - it should say, "by special delivery" to be correct grammar. However, in the press, even The Harvard Business Review,you often see this kind of thing, and it is becoming common in everyday speech. |
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