Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect addresses. vs Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect address.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect addresses.' is correct when referring to multiple orders being sent to multiple incorrect addresses. 'Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect address.' is correct when referring to multiple orders being sent to a single incorrect address.

Last updated: March 22, 2024

Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect addresses.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to multiple orders being sent to multiple incorrect addresses.

This phrase is used when multiple orders are involved and each order was sent to a different incorrect address.

Examples:

Some of the packages were sent to the incorrect addresses due to a mix-up at the warehouse.
Some of the emails were sent to the incorrect addresses by mistake.
Some of the parcels were sent to the incorrect addresses by the delivery company.

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At the same time, the orders are sent to the publishers and/or distributors, which thus have a single point of delivery: the agent.
The citizen was correctly issued with an order for payment by a court in Toulouse, and the order was then sent to the Italian debtor company in July 2009.
Some of the boys who were sent to your children's home at Bindoon chose to speak to the press when they were approached.
I have no time to give the Parliament details of the road map adopted last December by Ecofin, but allow me in half a minute just to read some of the commitments that were sent to the Commission.
We were sent with orders: kill the king.
4. Payment orders shall be sent to the financial control for prior verification.
Payment orders shall be sent to the financial control for prior verification.
(63) SIDE also states that, just like CELF, it accepts all orders sent to it whatever their amount, the solvency of the customer being its only selection criterion.
3. Where appropriate, the payment order sent to the accounting officer shall be accompanied by a document certifying that the goods have been entered in the inventories referred to in Article 90(1).
SIDE also states that, just like CELF, it accepts all orders sent to it whatever their amount, the solvency of the customer being its only selection criterion.
Where appropriate, the payment order sent to the accounting officer shall be accompanied by a document certifying that the goods have been entered in the inventories referred to in Article 90(1).
The forces of law and order were acting on the basis of the Order by the Prime Minister of Italy laying down 'Urgent civil protection provisions to tackle the state of emergency with regard to the nomad settlements in the Lombard region'.
Some of Europe's leading football clubs are reported to have debts of the order of hundreds of millions of euros/pounds.
Subject to Article 35, payment orders shall be sent to the financial controller for prior approval.
-You should see the orders I sent up.
Ramsey sent the order to the immunes across the state of Florida.
Besides, I've already sent the order.
The order shall be sent for implementation to the competent judicial authority under conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure.
Cases which needed inquiry were sent to the competent authority.
Questionnaires were sent to nine importers.

Alternatives:

Some of the orders were sent to the wrong addresses.
Some of the orders were sent to incorrect locations.
Some of the orders were sent to the wrong recipients.
Some of the orders were sent to the incorrect destinations.