Which one is correct? (your email has crossed to my email)

[Terence23]

I’ve just sent an email to my friend with questions which I had asked him previously. Just after I sent the email, I received his email with answers. If I want to send him an email acknowledging his email and also want to say his email has just ‘cross’ my email.

In that case, shall I say, your email has just crossed with my email; or
your email has crossed to my email. Which one is correct? Or both are wrong?

[Ralf]

Hi Terence,

I don't understand your message. Did your friend answer your email instantaneously? If this is the case, you could say 'Thank you for your immediate response'.

But if you received an email just after you had posted yours (which obviously can't contain an answer to your email), you could say 'Your email has coincided with mine', but I would more rather say something like "Dude, just when I sent my email I received yours!".
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[Terence23]

Hi Ralf thanks.

I mean I sent an email to my friend for answers, just I click the button, I received an email from him with what I had answered in my email. I wanted to tell him to ignore my previous email therefore wanted to tell him, my previous email 'cross with his email'. Is that clearer.

[Ralf]

Ah, OK.

In this case, you could tell him 'Our emails must have crossed paths (in the virtual world)' - but still, that's not really straight forward. It'll have to be a bit wordier:

"I've just received your email that coincided with sending out mine. Since you've told me everything I need to know, just ignore my last email."
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[Terence23]

Thanks - Ralf. just wonder if you also answer my other two questions. Thanks in advance.

[Ralf]

Hi Terence,

Both your initial examples don't work. I can't think of any example that involves 'cross to', and here's what comes to mind with 'cross with':

Two roads can cross with each other.

If you cross donkies with horses, you breed mules.

When you get cross with someone, you get angry at him.
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[Terence23]

Thanks very much Ralf

I also have question for this

Which one is right?

You must do this before due date? or
you must do this before the due date?

[Ralf]

Hi,

I've answered here.
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