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BritPete Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Hello. I came across this earlier today. A friend wrote this in response to a question: " I am considering about it" I pointed out to her that it surely should be:" I am thinking about it", but I could not explain why her grammar (in my opinion) was wrong. Can you help with this?

I know that it would be correct to say:" I am giving it my consideration" . Or,"I am considering it"

Thank you,

Peter.
  

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Hello, BritPete - and welcome to English Forums. There is really no other logic than that 'consider' = 'think about '. The two words are different: 'think' requires the preposition while 'consider does not'.

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  • Hello, BritPete - and welcome to English Forums.
  • There is really no other logic than that 'consider' = 'think about '.
  • The two words are different: 'think' requires the preposition while 'consider does not'.
  • There are many, many cases of different verbs taking different prepostions or no preposition at all; it is simply the nature of the language.
  • Discuss something Talk about something Examine something Look into something Mention something Bring up something etc, etc.
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Hello, BritPete - and welcome to English Forums.

There is really no other logic than that 'consider' = 'think about'. The two words are different: 'think' requires the preposition while 'consider does not'. There are many, many cases of different verbs taking different prepostions or no preposition at all; it is simply the nature of the language.

Discuss something
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Thank you.Jjust to clarify something, "Considering about it" Is incorrect?
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Consider about, discuss about, mention about, examine into, etc are incorrect.
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