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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Expressions using "about"
Hello there.
Regarding the following question:
A: I'm afraid I've spilled some milk on the tablecloth.
B: Oh, don't ( ) about that.
(a) care (b) matter (c) suffer (d) worry
Which do you think is the best to fill the blank? Maybe, are there more than one answers that are acceptable?
Regarding the following question:
A: I'm afraid I've spilled some milk on the tablecloth.
B: Oh, don't ( ) about that.
(a) care (b) matter (c) suffer (d) worry
Which do you think is the best to fill the blank? Maybe, are there more than one answers that are acceptable?
Top answer
Only D is possible.
- Only D is possible.
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Thank you so much for your answer, Clive.
May I ask an additional question?
I still don't know why "care about" is not appropriate in this case.
Is this because "care" has the meaning of "cherish," "love," respect," or "regard highly"?
May I ask an additional question?
I still don't know why "care about" is not appropriate in this case.
Is this because "care" has the meaning of "cherish," "love," respect," or "regard highly"?
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care also has the meaning of 'feel concern about'.
Really, it's just that 'care' is not natural here.
We usually don't tell other people to care or not to care. .
Really, it's just that 'care' is not natural here.
We usually don't tell other people to care or not to care. .
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seagullI still don't know why "care about" is not appropriate in this case.Care about means to have a feeling of concern for. We care about our children's health.
We care about the environment.
We don't usually care about things like carpets.
And, we can wish that another person would have the same concerns as we do, but we ca
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seagullI still don't know why "care about" is not appropriate in this case.If you want to use "care", you can do it like this:
Don't worry about the tablecloth. I don't care about that.
It would be the second person who would say he didn't care about what happened.
If you want to use "matter", you can do it like this:
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Thank you so much, AlpheccaStars.
I understand that the problem here is what comes after "care about."
I also understand that we shouldn't use "care about" in the meaning of "command."
I understand that the problem here is what comes after "care about."
I also understand that we shouldn't use "care about" in the meaning of "command."
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Thank you very much, CalifJim.
I learned that in this context, "care about" should be used by the second person, not the first person.
I learned that in this context, "care about" should be used by the second person, not the first person.
CalifJim Don't worry about the tablecloth. I don't care about that.I'll memorize this expression.
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