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Writing to them vs Writing them

Both "writing to them" and "writing them" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Writing to them" is used when referring to the act of sending a written communication to someone, while "writing them" is used when the object of the writing is directly mentioned without the preposition "to."

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Writing to them

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to the act of sending a written communication to someone.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that you are sending a written communication to a particular group of people.

Examples:

I will be writing to them to inform them of the decision.
She enjoys writing to them about her travels.

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We haven't got any writing to compare them with, but there were some snaps of her in with them, including one with Briony.
Complainants will be closely associated with settlement proceedings and be duly informed of the nature and subject matter of the procedure in writing to enable them to provide their views thereon and thereby cooperate with the Commission investigation.
It seems like writing is forbidden to them.
I had to start writing them in Italian.
She was, unlike some people, writing things down to remember them.
Then who are they writing them to?
Instead of delivering papers this summer, I'd be well on my way to writing for them
(b) where the financial instruments are held on behalf of a professional client, that client requests the firm in writing to deposit them with a third party in that third country.
where the financial instruments are held on behalf of a professional client, that client requests the firm in writing to deposit them with a third party in that third country.
I mean, if you were just a greedy monster, would you really bother writing back to all of them?
(c) debt securities holders shall be contacted in writing to inform them of the use of electronic means for conveying information; they shall be able to request, at any time in the future, that information be conveyed in writing.
He even stops writing to Alice.
Patty finished writing to her friends in Canada.
Which you can submit in writing to me.
I am writing to you on a silver platter, your freedom.
They weren't the only couple Heather was writing to about him.
Luckily, Jane had her writing to help her navigate these difficult moments.
I'm writing to Harry's mother.
We're writing to soldiers, Mim.
I think writing to the paper's a fine idea.

Alternatives:

sending a letter to them
communicating with them in writing
corresponding with them

Writing them

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when the object of the writing is directly mentioned without the preposition "to."

This phrase is used when you want to mention the recipients or objects of the writing without the need for the preposition "to."

Examples:

I will be writing them a letter to express my gratitude.
She enjoys writing them stories about their adventures.

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Yes. And writing them takes practice.
And I hope you'll consider writing them down in his yearbook.
So eventually I stopped writing them.
Tell me to my face instead of writing them because...
I just kept writing them, and they kept writing me back.
I just double-checked my answers with somebody else's before writing them down.
For me... I got a lot out of writing them and receiving yours.
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them.
I have the satisfaction that all her pictures have been stinkers since I stopped writing them.
I think he was writing them when he was 13 years old.
Should have taken hours in writing them... and I read them in minutes.
I'm writing them a letter to explain myself.
I had to start writing them in Italian.
In fact, they have hackers writing them.
Dutch is out there writing them down.
I actually have some lyrics. I was writing them on the way here.
Someone asked me if any of these lyrics were personal because I was writing them about other people.
Funny thing is, I don't actually remember writing them.
I can get my point across a lot better writing them down.
I'm the one who's been writing them and sending them to him every year.

Alternatives:

writing to them
sending them a message
composing a letter for them

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