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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
discuss or discuss about
Hi,
I learned in this forum that the phrase "discuss about" is not correct to use, but taking "about" out and constructing a good sentence seems to be a difficult task. Please tell me how to do it.
Tidbits from Google search:
1.discuss about my baby -- discuss my new baby? I feel I have to make it like this, "discuss my new baby situation." I cannot imagine taking "about" out and using what is left to make sense as a sentence or phrase in this case.
2.discuss about skills you have
3.discuss about Java imaging
4.discuss about the relevance and effects of health drinks
It seems to me that taking the word 'about' out and using what is left to make sense as a phrase or sentence is almost impossible and I think I have to make some changes to the phrase or sentence to make it good. Am I correct?
I learned in this forum that the phrase "discuss about" is not correct to use, but taking "about" out and constructing a good sentence seems to be a difficult task. Please tell me how to do it.
Tidbits from Google search:
1.discuss about my baby -- discuss my new baby? I feel I have to make it like this, "discuss my new baby situation." I cannot imagine taking "about" out and using what is left to make sense as a sentence or phrase in this case.
2.discuss about skills you have
3.discuss about Java imaging
4.discuss about the relevance and effects of health drinks
It seems to me that taking the word 'about' out and using what is left to make sense as a phrase or sentence is almost impossible and I think I have to make some changes to the phrase or sentence to make it good. Am I correct?
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Anonymous Am I correct? No. discuss the relevance and effects of health drinks The word 'discuss' already has the idea of 'about' built into it.
- Anonymous Am I correct?
- No.
- discuss the relevance and effects of health drinks The word 'discuss' already has the idea of 'about' built into it.
- Adding the word 'about' after the verb 'discuss' is not only unnecessary, but it also sounds extremely awkward to my ear.
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AnonymousAm I correct?No.
These are all perfectly fine and sound perfectly natural:
1.discuss my baby
2.discuss (the) skills you have
3.discuss Java imaging
4.discuss the relevance and effects of health drinks
The word 'discuss' already has the idea of 'about' built into it. Adding the word 'about' after the verb 'discu
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Thank you.
Can I take out the word 'about' for these too?
There is a lot to discuss about a team that strarted a run of four titles in ...
... finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day.
Can I take out the word 'about' for these too?
There is a lot to discuss about a team that strarted a run of four titles in ...
... finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day.
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Hi Anon
You have to analyze what the word 'about' actually means or refers to in those sentences:
1. There is a lot to discuss about a team that strarted a run of four titles in ... = There is a lot (about a team) to discuss...
2. ... finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day. = ... people discuss approximately a dozen brands each day
You have to analyze what the word 'about' actually means or refers to in those sentences:
1. There is a lot to discuss about a team that strarted a run of four titles in ... = There is a lot (about a team) to discuss...
2. ... finds that people discuss about a dozen brands each day. = ... people discuss approximately a dozen brands each day
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Dear Friends,
I do agree that discuss is an intransitive verb. But I had used this in a constitution that I was framing
(j) No member is allowed to discuss about the decisions taken by the Executive Committee under above clause (g) and (h) in public or in the media or in any pr
I do agree that discuss is an intransitive verb. But I had used this in a constitution that I was framing
(j) No member is allowed to discuss about the decisions taken by the Executive Committee under above clause (g) and (h) in public or in the media or in any pr
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"Discuss" is transitive. If you are confused, think of it as the intransitive "Talk" followed by the preposition "about" and you will see that "Discuss the skills you have" and "Talk about the skills you have" are equivalent and correct.
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to discuss the weather - discuss: as a verb
E.g They discussed the weather in great detail for hours.
to have a discussion about the weather - discussion: as a noun
Let's have a discussion about the weather.
Beware! German speakings may translate incorrectly from German into English: 'diskutieren über' into 'discuss about'.Often in informal English, we just use 'talk ab
E.g They discussed the weather in great detail for hours.
to have a discussion about the weather - discussion: as a noun
Let's have a discussion about the weather.
Beware! German speakings may translate incorrectly from German into English: 'diskutieren über' into 'discuss about'.Often in informal English, we just use 'talk ab
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