Does the choice of "to/with" change the placement of the following phrase?
(1a) I have something important to talk to you about.
(1a) I have something important to talk about to you.
(2a) I have something important to talk with you about.
(2b) I have something important to talk about with you.
My non-native English speaking friends spent a lot of time discussing the sentences. Some of friends and I think (1a) and (2b) are correct. For some reason, "to talk to you" coming before "about" sounds better to some of our non-native ears. Similarly, "to talk about" coming before "with you" also sounds better to us. However, my other friends believe that "about" has to be at the end of the sentence to make it grammatical.
What is your opinion? Thanks a lot.
Top answer
The ones with 'about' at the end are much more commonly used, so I would use those if I were you. t1%3B%2Cto%20talk%20about%20with%20you%3B%2Cc0 CJ
- The ones with 'about' at the end are much more commonly used, so I would use those if I were you.
- t1%3B%2Cto%20talk%20about%20with%20you%3B%2Cc0 CJ
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The ones with 'about' at the end are much more commonly used, so I would use those if I were you.
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