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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

'Mad with' or 'Mad at'?

I once heard from someone, saying 'I'm mad at him', 'He's mad at me' is improper.
Instead, it should be, 'I'm mad with him' or 'He's mad with me". I think he said, when you
are directing it to a person, it should be 'with' not 'at'. I couldn't find any information about
this and I found most people use 'at' instead of 'with'. Could someone please confirm whats
right and wrong and explanations to it? I checked dictionary.com and it says both may be used
but didn't say which to use on situations. Thanks.
  

Top answer

In AmE it's either mad at (more casual) or angry with (more formal). I don't believe I've ever heard mad with . By the way, we hardly ever use mad as the British do, to mean crazy.

— CalifJim

  • In AmE it's either mad at (more casual) or angry with (more formal).
  • I don't believe I've ever heard mad with .
  • By the way, we hardly ever use mad as the British do, to mean crazy.
  • We are much more likely to say gone crazy than gone mad .
  • CJ
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In AmE it's either mad at (more casual) or angry with (more formal). I don't believe I've ever heard mad with.

By the way, we hardly ever use mad as the British do, to mean crazy. We are much more likely to say gone crazy than gone mad.

CJ
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Yes here in England we use 'mad with' more than crazy. They mean the same 'on the street'.
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Can you use mad with in a sentence, as used in England, to show if it's mad meaning crazy or mad meaning angry?
Thanks.

CJ
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The dog went mad with pain.
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