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Drica Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

concerned with / concerned about

Hi,

Is there any diff in saaying I am concerned with your problem / I am concerned about your problem

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More often, I think, you are going to say that you are concerned about the problem. You're worrying about it. On the other hand, you may be involved in the problem, working on solving it, perhaps.

— CalifJim

  • More often, I think, you are going to say that you are concerned about the problem.
  • You're worrying about it.
  • On the other hand, you may be involved in the problem, working on solving it, perhaps.
  • Then you'd be concerned with the problem.
  • This is not as usual, I think, in the case of problems.
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More often, I think, you are going to say that you are concerned about the problem. You're worrying about it.

On the other hand, you may be involved in the problem, working on solving it, perhaps. Then you'd be concerned with the problem. This is not as usual, I think, in the case of problems.

More often, we use concerned with when explaining the association of some sub
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Right CJ, concerned with shows a relation.
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Forgive me for jumping in, what's the nuance between "concerned about", "be Involved", "get involved", "be engaged"?
Do they carry different connotations?

Armstrong
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CalifJimThese computations are concerned with subatomic particles.
I'm not sure what a modem is, but it's something that's concerned with computers.
AARP is an organization that is concerned with retired people.
It appears none of your samples has anything to do with "worrying" emotionally, is it? "Concerned with" here sounds more like "rel
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