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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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experimented on/with the stone

0The scientists experimented on/with the stone from Mars, trying to find out more about the planet.02br
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0 I'd use 01i 00with02i 00. I think of experimenting 01u 00on02u 00 someone as trying to see what effect the experiment will have on that person. 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 I'd use 01i 00with02i 00.
  • I think of experimenting 01u 00on02u 00 someone as trying to see what effect the experiment will have on that person.
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0 I'd use 01i00with02i00. I think of experimenting 01u00on02u00 someone as trying to see what effect the experiment will have on that person. To experiment 01u00on02u00 a 01u00thing02u00 that way doesn't seem quite right to me.02br
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