Sending

English language authority James C. Fernald, in his 1896 English Synonyms and Antonyms, with Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions, provided a lengthy examination of concepts falling within the rubric of sending:[1] To send is to cause to go or pass from one place to another, and always in fact or thought away from the agent or agency that controls the act.

The practice of communication by written documents carried by an intermediary from one person or place to another almost certainly dates back nearly to the invention of writing.

[6] Mixed messages are also common in dating, where one member of a potential romantic couple may appear at different times receptive or dismissive of the pursuit of a relationship, for a variety of reasons including obliviousness to the likely interpretation of communications, internal uncertainty about pursuit of a relationship, or deliberate efforts to "appear cool and coy".

Physical items or objects can similarly sent from one place to another for a wide variety of reasons, for the benefit of the sender, the recipient, or others.

For example, if a person orders a gift for another through a third-party website, from a social perspective the person making the order is sending the gift, while from the physical and economic perspective, it is the third-party website, or a vendor doing business with it, that is sending the item to the recipient.

The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less than truckload shipping carriers.

Deliveries to retail stores, restaurants, and other merchants in a central business district often contribute to congestion and safety problems.

Conversely, people may volunteer or even campaign to be sent places in order to explore, or achieve some personal benefit or public good.

The word "deploy" can be used in multiple senses within this framework, so that "it could mean, on the one hand, the sending of troops forward from their peacetime bases.