Oxford Dictionary Accepts "Mention ABOUT"
When I looked up "or else" in Oxford dictionary, definition section 1.1 says,
"1.1 In circumstances different from those mentioned; if it were not the case." And, one of the example sentences is, ‘It was a good thing she never mentioned ABOUT it, or else I would have been really hurt.’
I thought verbs like "mention" and "discuss" are not followed by the preposition "about". I should appreciate it if someone could clarify why Oxford dictionary has accepted this.
Thank you very much.
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Selvakumar I thought verbs like "mention" and "discuss" are were not followed by the preposition "about". So did I. "mention about" sounds wrong to me.
- Selvakumar I thought verbs like "mention" and "discuss" are were not followed by the preposition "about".
- So did I.
- "mention about" sounds wrong to me.
- (AmE) I wonder if it's a misprint for "never mentioned anything about it".
- CJ
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SelvakumarI thought verbs like "mention" and "discuss"arewere not followed by the preposition "about".
So did I. "mention about" sounds wrong to me. (AmE)
I wonder if it's a misprint for "never mentioned anything about it".
CJ
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