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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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chat to Penelope

0Who is that girl in the corner chatting to Penelope?02br
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00Does "chatting to" in the above sound right? Do I have to change it to "chatting with?" Thanks.0-
  

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0 "With" is the proper preposition. 0-

— Philip

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0 "With" is the proper preposition. 0-
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0You were right, 'chatting to' is perfectly ok here as a 'verb preposition' colocation, it sounds more natural than 'chatting with'.0-
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0I think both work:02br
00chatting to : shows more of the direction of chatting, say from him to her 02br
00chatting with: shows the group, the association 02br
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