Una frase que no entiendo

Perikles · #11 February 23, 2011, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by irmamar

Yes, 'addressees' means 'destinatarios'. 'Address' means 'dirección'. 'To address' means 'ponerle dirección a algo, enviar, dirigirse, etc.

I've just noticed that Jane Austen (date 1815) uses 'direction' for 'address' -a letter has got lost because She wrote the direction very badly

irmamar · #12 February 23, 2011, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Perikles

I've just noticed that Jane Austen (date 1815) uses 'direction' for 'address' -a letter has got lost because She wrote the direction very badly

Would you use 'direction' instead of 'address'?

Perikles · #13 February 23, 2011, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by irmamar

Would you use 'direction' instead of 'address'?

Hey, I'm not that old

. I just thought it interesting that 200 years ago, direction was used when nowadays we use address.

irmamar · #14 February 23, 2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Perikles

Hey, I'm not that old

. I just thought it interesting that 200 years ago, direction was used when nowadays we use address.

I know it

I just wanted to know if 'direction' was still used on some occasions.

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