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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

interferes in/with

0Which preposition follow the word interfere, with or in?02br
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00This interferes [in/with] China's internal affairs and hurts the Chinese people's feelings as well," spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement on the Foreign Ministry's Web site.02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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— Avangi

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0In this case, "in." It's like "to meddle in/with." In baseball, you may not interfere 01b01i01u00with02u02i02b00 the baserunner, unless you have the ball.02br
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00The expression,"to put/throw a monkey wrench in/into the works," represents "interfering 01u00with02u00 something." This refers to a
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0Hi Avangi, sorry but I still don't see the difference between with and in. Maybe you could give a couple more examples or another similar word besides meddle as I'm not familiar with the word. 0-
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0I tried to think of a clear way to explain the difference, but didn't succeed. 02br
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00To interfere 01b01i01u00in02u02i02b00 something is to interpose yourself at the planning or organizitional phase.02br
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00To interfere 01b01i01u00with02u02i02b
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0Thanks, Avangi. Your definitions agree with my knowledge of interfere with and fit the original context. 0-
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