If you received an email from eBay saying
'Thank you for writing eBay.'
What would you think ? That its a spoof/spam email or written by someone learning English as a non -native speaker ?
Does this sound correct gramatically ? Should it be 'Thank you for writing to eBay ?'
or is Thank you for writing eBay. fine?
2006-06-13 22:30:09 · 12 answers · asked by Cheerio 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Everyone is assuming that you have received an email from eBay. However, I am curious...are you a non-native speaker who is trying to craft a properly worded spam/spoof about eBay? If so, I cannot help you spam my fellow Americans in our language. :) j/k
The answer is:
Thank you for writing eBay. Ebay is the name of a company not a place.
You go to San Jose, CA (location of Ebay). Not: You go San Jose, CA.
You write Jane. Not: You write to Jane.
However, you do send a letter to Jane. :)
2006-06-14 03:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by Cali_mom_of_4 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even respond to it, UNLESS of course you did write to them. Why are you concerned about the grammer? It should have been written : Thank you for writing to eBay. But I honestly think it would have been written Thank you for contacting eBay. Also, What would make you think that whoever wrote this is a person learning English?
2006-06-13 22:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can usually tell by the rest of the email.
The presentation of the rest [unless it's a great piece of spam] give you a good idea. I'm not sure what mail account ebay uses to notify people with...but if it wasn't something professional, like usernotifications@EBAY.COM, I wouldn't trust it.
I think it's grammatically correct though.
2006-06-13 22:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by xxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not American but it's good that you asked them because your question is an example of the UK/USA English-language divide. In effect, both of the forms you mention are correct. Generally speaking, "Write me as soon as you get this" is an American form and "Write to me as soon as you get this" is a British form.
Still, it's probably spam - but not because of the grammar!
(Note: Yahoo! Answers offers plenty of evidence that being a native speaker doesn't mean you'll never make grammar mistakes!)
2006-06-13 22:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever click on a link sent by an email from eBay, PalPal, or any of those other services that handle any financial matter for you. If you want to check, hover your mouse over the link and if the link to where it wants to take you and you will see where it wants to take you. If it doesnt look like a legit address (doenst start with ***.ebay.com/blahblahblah), it is bogus.
2006-06-13 22:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by groovechild2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a spam
The correct form should be " thank you for writing to eBay"
2006-06-13 22:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by crispey_honey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for writing eBay, is fine.
2006-06-13 22:37:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jens A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if you didn't write to EBAY then it is probably a spam. But grammatically, it is correct.
2006-06-13 22:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by girafflady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen this form used before...
another example: I wrote my mom today...
Most people would probably say I wrote TO my mom, but I've seen it written both ways...
Either way, I'd give NO personal information to the writer!
2006-06-13 22:36:52 · answer #9 · answered by Janeen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is a weird language. "Thank you for writing to E-bay" is correct, but there are a lot of E-bay hounds from hell, so beware and be forewarned.
2006-06-13 22:39:00 · answer #10 · answered by ^ _ ^ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋