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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Im regard to OR with regard to?
Which is more correct:
In regard to...
OR
With regard to...
In regard to...
OR
With regard to...
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" In and with regard to, regarding, and as regards are all Standard, synonymous prepositions, slightly longer and more varied than but meaning much the same as about and concerning : I spoke to him regarding [as regards, in regard to, with regard to] his future . With regards to is Nonstandard and frequently functions as a shibboleth, although it can be Standard and idiomatic in complimentary closes to letters: With [my] regards to your family .... In regards to , however, is both Substandard and Vulgar, although it appears unfortunately often in the spoken language of some people who otherwise use Standard.
- " In and with regard to, regarding, and as regards are all Standard, synonymous prepositions, slightly longer and more varied than but meaning much the same as about and concerning : I spoke to him regarding [as regards, in regard to, with regard to] his future .
- With regards to is Nonstandard and frequently functions as a shibboleth, although it can be Standard and idiomatic in complimentary closes to letters: With [my] regards to your family ....
- In regards to , however, is both Substandard and Vulgar, although it appears unfortunately often in the spoken language of some people who otherwise use Standard.
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"In and with regard to, regarding, and as regards are all Standard, synonymous prepositions, slightly longer and more varied than but meaning much the same as about and concerning: I spoke to him regarding [as regards, in regard to, with regard to] his future. With regards to is Nonstandard and frequently functions as a shibboleth, although it can
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