The phrase "able to write someone" is not correct in standard written English.
It is unclear and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its intended meaning.
Example: "I am able to write someone a letter of recommendation."
Alternatives: "capable of writing to someone" or "able to send a message to someone".
I often say that my goal is to be able to keep doing what I'm doing -- to be able to write another book and have someone publish it.
It was reassuring to find that all those manuscripts are eventually assessed, and surprising to discover how quickly I could tell whether someone was able to write.
In order for me to be able to write this piece on my iPad, someone in China produces it under borderline humane conditions.
One of the most fun things about the experience of working with Ben was being able to write a juicy leading-man role for someone with the skill to pull it off.
"The big test for me was, 'Am I gonna be able to be with someone like this and be able to write, be able to be creative?' " Williams wondered.
Each one of these things is completely deserving of its own post, written by someone who knows their onions and is able to write something that is not 90% digression.
"If you want someone that is going to be alert, and able to write reports and speak intelligently, you're going to have to pay that person more," she said.
"It is definitely a barrier, and if I were looking to employ someone, it would be an advantage if they were able to write code for a computer to aid in processing the DNA data being processed".
It seems like a cruel irony, for someone who writes about eating to live a few blocks from an idiosyncratic restaurant and not be able to write about it.
"Someone who comes here, particularly from Somalia, might be 22 years old and he might not be able to write his own name.
