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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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My hands were shaking so much with the cold

My hands were shaking so much with the cold that I could hardly write.

Does with cold or coldness do the trick in the above statement? If not, why not? Thanks.
  

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from the cold...

  • from the cold...
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Both seem possible:


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shaking with cold, shaking with the cold, shaking from cold, shaking from the cold -- all these are possible -- but not "coldness."
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Sorry, I should have been more clear - not coldness, as Khoff has clarified.
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Thank you, my dear friends, for your help.

I get it now.

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