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Zzpsx Posted 18 years ago
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Could you help me with the red one? No.44

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"02br 02br 00People tend to be uncomfortable WITH things, and although sometimes you can use "about" instead of "with" does the boy's point seem to be putting himself in his parents' shoes to see what made them uncomfortable, or does he seem to be expressing his outrage/indignation/irritation with their unreasonableness? 0-

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  • "02br 02br 00People tend to be uncomfortable WITH things, and although sometimes you can use "about" instead of "with" does the boy's point seem to be putting himself in his parents' shoes to see what made them uncomfortable, or does he seem to be expressing his outrage/indignation/irritation with their unreasonableness?
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0 Parents might be unforgettable and unbelievalbe, but not with the "about."02br
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00People tend to be uncomfortable WITH things, and although sometimes you can use "about" instead of "with" does the boy's point seem to be putting himself in his parents' shoes to see what made them uncomfortable, or does he seem to be expressing his outrage/indignation/irritation with thei
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0 Hello, GG02br
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00 Could you please explain the usage of 'uncomfortable with' and 'uncomfortable about'? What's the difference?02br
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00 EDIT: My suggestion:02br
00 1. Uncomfortable with my new bike,02br
00 2. Uncomfortable about being so tall.02br
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0 No, I'm not sure that I can. I'll probably only contradict my earlier post if I do. The more I think about it, the less certain I am about which I'd use in other situations. I agree with yours, however.02br
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00So instead go back to whether you think this piece is about helping the reader see things from the parents' perpsective or his own. 0-
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0 Thanks, GG.02br
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00 «So instead go back to whether you think this piece is about helping the reader see things from the parents' perpsective or his own.»02br
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00 I am not the original poster, so let him decide!02br
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00 Do you mean "unreasonable" will imply son's perspective while "uncomfortable" — that of the parents?
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0Yes.02br
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00As it is the child's narrative then I would go for his point of view. Would a child really think 'I think my parents feel uncomfortable about the dog sleeping on my bed'? Not really.0-
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0 Nona The Brit:02br
00 «As it is the child's narrative...»02br
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00 Well, it may be an adult's memoirs: «I remember that when I was in my teens...»02br
00 But it's an interesting nuance, anyway. 0-
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0 The rest of the context sets up the contrast between how unreasonable the writer thought his parents were with him (the writer) and how, now that he is an adult, his son thinks he make unreasonable demands on him (the son). 0-
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