separately to

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Sep 9, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Jon Lighter wrote:
>
> "From" is the only sane possibility.
>
> JL
>
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:07 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> ---------------------- Information from the mail header
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>> Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>> Poster:       victor steinbok <aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject:      separately to
>>
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>>
>> From an Adobe "fine print" text for Student&Teacher sales:
>>
>> http://direct.adobe.com/v?xnllWnHEJTcJlTcn
>>
>>> Please note that delivery of the Adobe gift bundle will arrive separately
>>> to delivery of product.
>>
>>
>> I would have expected "from". Unconscious blend with "in addition to",
>> "additional to"? (Note that the "offer" has already expired.)

i suspect this might be an (optional) british variant.  compare "different from/to/than" (where "to" is the specifically british variant).

arnold

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