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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Dictate on ,dictate to

do both of them right ?

if both of them are right,please tell me how to differentiate.
  

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'Dictate to' someone. 'Dictate on' a topic.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Dictate to' someone.
  • 'Dictate on' a topic.
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'Dictate to' someone. 'Dictate on' a topic.
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could you tell me in detail?
please give more examples!
and please give me their meanings!
thanks
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Look in your dictionary for meanings. Dictate often takes a direct object noun clause beginning with "what." That is more common than a prepositional phrase beginning with "on."

Here are some examples from COCA.

The pope implicitly dictates to American Catholics on matters of secular publi
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