Onto/on someone
I wonder what's the difference in meaning between 1 and 2.
I brought sentence 1 from a dictionary.
1.The neighbours have been onto me again about the dogs barking.
2.The neighbours have been on me again about the dogs barking.
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The relevant expressions that I am familiar with are "onto me" and "on at me". "on at me" sounds more hostile or nagging. "on me" in this context would be understood to mean something broadly similar, maybe something closer to "on at", but it is not a regular way of saying it, in my experience.
- The relevant expressions that I am familiar with are "onto me" and "on at me".
- "on at me" sounds more hostile or nagging.
- "on me" in this context would be understood to mean something broadly similar, maybe something closer to "on at", but it is not a regular way of saying it, in my experience.
- The neighbours have been onto me again about the dogs barking.
- This is incorrectly spaced.
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The relevant expressions that I am familiar with are "onto me" and "on at me". "on at me" sounds more hostile or nagging. "on me" in this context would be understood to mean something broadly similar, maybe something closer to "on at", but it is not a regular way of saying it, in my experience.
fire11.The neighbours have been onto me again about the dogs barking.
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