Quote Originally Posted by Звездочёт View Post
1) "Через" means "throw", not "by".
Should be: Я ответил письмом
I don't like to be nit-picky about typos (considering what a nightmare English spelling is), but since Missionary is a beginner, I want to point out that Звездочёт meant to write "through" (через), not "throw" (бросать).

P.S. Звездочёт, does your screen-name mean "he who counts stars"? I'm reminded of пулемёт ("machine-gun," literally "bullet-thrower") and also the notorious маленький зелёный камнеед ("little green rock-eater").