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"Directed to" and "Directed at"



 
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Only once: During the time I was in Paris, I saw only once | Function of adverb clause
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"Directed to" and "Directed at" #1 (permalink) Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:00 am   "Directed to" and "Directed at"		  
Hi

Could you please tell me the difference between:

"Directed to" and "Directed at"

1- His question was directed--------------me.

What should I use here?

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"Directed to" and "Directed at" #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:56 am   "Directed to" and "Directed at"		  
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Take your choice. I feel that at suggests a bit of impersonality, hence a slight antagonism, but that may be a personal reaction only.
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