i reply to you vs you answer

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I reply to you' is used when responding to a message or communication, while 'you answer' is used when someone responds to a question or request. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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i reply to you

This phrase is correct and commonly used when responding to a message or communication.

This phrase is used to indicate that you are responding to someone's message or communication. It shows that you are acknowledging or reacting to what the other person has said.

Examples:

I reply to you as soon as I can.
I reply to you with the information you requested.

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And I reply to you, my ever-secret love, because I would not have you see me... in any false light.
You addressed the energy question and I shall reply to you very briefly.
Mr Belder, I promise I will reply to you, as you specifically asked, in writing.
I have to reply to you in all ignorance.
That is why I want to reply to you now.
As Mr van Velzen knows, we are working now with the review of telecommunications legislation and this issue must be analysed in that context and I will reply to you very soon in writing where I will reply to the rest of the issues.
I will reply to them See you
I'll try to reply to you as soon as possible.
Actually, Mrs Theato, I did reply to you in writing on 11 September. I said that I had read your letter and that my duty was to ensure that reports comply with the Treaties and the Rules.
I did reply to you at that time that I got back pains due to a soft mattress in the past and after getting a more supportive mattress, the back pain went away.
That is the reply I wanted to give you, Mr Howitt.
Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, to start with, I could not reply to you in a language other than that which we spoke when we were at school together fifty years ago.
Before I conclude, may I reply to three specific points made this evening.
Here I reply to Mrs Plooij-van Gorsel's question.
You think about you. I reply to non official questions.
I reply to your specific company needs and I accompany it in its projects during all theirs life - annalysis, planning, development, maintenance, improvement.
What did I reply to this Proudhonist plan?
I will return to this issue in detail, when I reply to the written question of Mr van Velzen.
Mr President, it is with pleasure that I reply to this question, as I was one of the signatories to the Schengen agreement in 1990, already some years back.
I reply to this point by making it very clear that, as I have stated previously, we are bound by a code of conduct negotiated and approved by your Parliament and the Commission.

Alternatives:

I respond to you
I answer you
I get back to you
I react to you
I acknowledge your message

you answer

This phrase is correct and commonly used when someone responds to a question or request.

This phrase is used when someone provides a response to a question or request. It indicates that the person is giving information or addressing a query.