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Cavid Hummatov Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

concern /be concerned with

what is difference between these two when they refer to "be about, relate to" for instance:
"The fable concerns forhigeness and redemption or The fable is concerned with forgiveness and redemption"
  

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Cavid Hummatov The fable [concerns / is concerned with] forgiveness and redemption. You can express it either way. Both are correct.

— CalifJim

  • Cavid Hummatov The fable [concerns / is concerned with] forgiveness and redemption.
  • You can express it either way.
  • Both are correct.
  • It's possible that the second version gives the impression of something more remote and therefore more objective and possibly more scholarly.
  • CJ
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Cavid HummatovThe fable [concerns / is concerned with] forgiveness and redemption.
You can express it either way. Both are correct. It's possible that the second version gives the impression of something more remote and therefore more objective and possibly more scholarly.

CJ
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thank you very much Calvin , I appreciated your help.
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