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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Bespeak or bespeaks of?

Is it ok to use of here? Any change in meaning?
  

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'bespeak' can be used without a preposition or with any of several, including 'of'. com/definition/us/bespeak CJ

— CalifJim

  • 'bespeak' can be used without a preposition or with any of several, including 'of'.
  • com/definition/us/bespeak CJ
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'bespeak' can be used without a preposition or with any of several, including 'of'.

See the examples at

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/bespeak

CJ

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"Of" is redundant with "bespeak". "Bespeak" takes no preposition. I welcome counter-examples.

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