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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
As to/As for/regarding/ concerning/ with regard to/In regard to
Which variations are incorrect and why?
Which are/is the best?
Thank you
a. As to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
b. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about as to the water shortage.
c. As for the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
d. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about as for the water shortage.
e. Regarding the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
f. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about regarding the water shortage.
g. Concerning the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
h. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about concerning the water shortage.
i. With regard to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
j. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about with regard to the water shortage.
k. With regards to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
l. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about with regards to the water shortage.
m. In regards to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
n. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about in regards to the water shortage.
o. In regard to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
p. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about in regard to the water shortage.
Which are/is the best?
Thank you
a. As to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
b. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about as to the water shortage.
c. As for the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
d. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about as for the water shortage.
e. Regarding the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
f. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about regarding the water shortage.
g. Concerning the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
h. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about concerning the water shortage.
i. With regard to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
j. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about with regard to the water shortage.
k. With regards to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
l. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about with regards to the water shortage.
m. In regards to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
n. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about in regards to the water shortage.
o. In regard to the water shortage, I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about.
p. I'm not exactly sure what you are worried about in regard to the water shortage.
Top answer
American Heritage Dictionary Usage Notes: 1. Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to , and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19. In regards to and with regards to are widely rejected as errors.
- American Heritage Dictionary Usage Notes: 1.
- Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to , and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19.
- In regards to and with regards to are widely rejected as errors.
- 2.
- Regard is traditionally used in the singular in the phrase in regard (not in regards) to.
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American Heritage Dictionary Usage Notes:
1. Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19. ... In regards to and with regards to ar
1. Although sometimes considered poor substitutes for about or concerning, the phrases as regards, in regard to, and with regard to are standard and occur in all varieties of spoken and written English, especially in business writing: As regards your letter of January 19. ... In regards to and with regards to ar
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