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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Alternatives for "concerning"
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00 The council have postponed a decision 01 b 01 i 00 concerning 02 i 02 b 00 the new road. 02 font 02 br
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00 I have always used "concerning". I started to think it is too formal in everyday use. Is it really considered formal? 02 br
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00 I did my homework and found these alternatives: 02 br
00 regarding 02 br
00 in regard to 02 br
00 about 02 br
00 on 02 br
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00 Please tell me which of these are formal or informal. 0-
00 The council have postponed a decision 01 b 01 i 00 concerning 02 i 02 b 00 the new road. 02 font 02 br
02 br
00 I have always used "concerning". I started to think it is too formal in everyday use. Is it really considered formal? 02 br
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00 I did my homework and found these alternatives: 02 br
00 regarding 02 br
00 in regard to 02 br
00 about 02 br
00 on 02 br
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00 Please tell me which of these are formal or informal. 0-
Top answer
0 The last two are less formal (about, on), IMO. 0-
- 0 The last two are less formal (about, on), IMO.
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0 I would say that "regarding" and "in regard to" are as formal as "concerning". Whereas "about" and "on" are less formal. In the context of the sentence though, formal English should be used in, for example, newspaper reporting. However, if it is you who is telling your friend about the council decision, then "about", or "on", are fine. 0-
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