Fold scarf 101 Posted 4 years ago
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Ordered them food

1. I ordered them food from KFC.


Is this sentence correct?


Context: Ordering for someone from KFC.

  

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fold scarf 101 1. I ordered them food from KFC. It is possible, but uncommon.

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fold scarf 1011. I ordered them food from KFC.

It is possible, but uncommon. Mostly for "you."


e.g. I saw that your glass was getting low, so I ordered you a refill.

This is far more common and natural:

I ordered food for them from KFC.