"send your letters to me" or "send me your letters"

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Guest  #32383  Tue, 08 Jun 04 01:08 AM
Please tell me which one is correct and if there's any rule on this:

Send your letters to me.
or
Send me your letters.

Thanks,
Anna
  
mask  #32463  Tue, 08 Jun 04 05:52 PM
Both are ok.

The only time (at least that I know of) you can't use the second kind of construction is when the thing somebody is giving away is expressed with a pronoun. For instance:

*Send the old man it.


  
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Guest  #32547  Wed, 09 Jun 04 09:54 AM
einai to idio
  
taiwandave  #32601  Wed, 09 Jun 04 07:50 PM
Both are correct. There is no difference in meaning between the two, but there is a slight difference in what is being emphasized.

"Send your letters to me."
The emphasis is on what ought to be sent. In this sentence, "your letters" is the object of the verb "send", and "to me" is a prepositional phrase that acts as an adverb modifying "send".

"Send me your letters."
The emphasis is on the person to whom the letters ought to be sent. In this sentence, "me" is the direct object of the verb "send", and "your letters" is its indirect object.
  
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