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Supply someone something
I had learned that "supply (someone) with (something)" is correct way to say it.
And in many examples of supply from dictionaries show its usgae always includes "with".
But today, I came across a sentence without with.
Leaving out 'with' is acceptable in grammar?
2019년 12월 30일 오전 4:43
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I always use “supply someone with something”. The sentence without “with” strikes me as odd, but I’m not aware of any logical reason for it to be ungrammatical. But language isn’t always logical….
Another alternative phrasing is “supply something to (or for) someone”, but the meaning is subtly different, with the emphasis more on the thing supplied than on the someone.
2019년 12월 30일
Tricky question. You can supply someone food or supply them with food. You can “supply someone with a car” but not “supply them car”. You could supply them cars/with cars. The ‘with’ is optional but probably more proper.
2019년 12월 30일
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