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Preposition that goes with 'pregnant'
Hi everybody!
I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was pregnant of her second child."
Would 'with' be acceptable in that case, as well? ("She was pregnant with her second child.")
And which preposition goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the father of the child. Would that be 'from'? ("She was pregnant from her husband.")
Thanks for your help!
Pete
I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was pregnant of her second child."
Would 'with' be acceptable in that case, as well? ("She was pregnant with her second child.")
And which preposition goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the father of the child. Would that be 'from'? ("She was pregnant from her husband.")
Thanks for your help!
Pete
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[nq:1]Hi everybody! I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was ... you want to refer to the father of the child.
- [nq:1]Hi everybody!
- I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was ...
- you want to refer to the father of the child.
- Would that be 'from'?
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[nq:1]Hi everybody! I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was ... you want to refer to the father of the child. Would that be 'from'? ("She was pregnant from her husband.")[/nq]
I would use:
"She was pregnant with her second child."
and
"She was pregnant by her husband."
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
I would use:
"She was pregnant with her second child."
and
"She was pregnant by her husband."
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u)
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[nq:1]Hi everybody! I understand that 'of' goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to the unborn child: "She was pregnant of her second child."[/nq]
Nope. Not in today's idiom.
[nq:1]Would 'with' be acceptable in that case, as well? ("She was pregnant with her second child.")[/nq]
That is current idiom.
[nq:1]And which preposition goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to
Nope. Not in today's idiom.
[nq:1]Would 'with' be acceptable in that case, as well? ("She was pregnant with her second child.")[/nq]
That is current idiom.
[nq:1]And which preposition goes with 'pregnant' when you want to refer to
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[nq:2]And which preposition goes with 'pregnant' when you want to ... Would that be 'from'? ("She was pregnant from her husband.")[/nq]
[nq:1]You don't talk that way in English.You just say: "the father is.." or "she was impregnated by her husband...'[/nq]
"...pregnant by (name)" is idiomatic to my ear.
Cheers, Harvey
Canadian and British English, indiscrim
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Perhaps I should say: We don't say it that way in polite company, in the US.
I have never heard it expressed that way in the US.
Perhaps in an abortion clinic, you might hear:
Nurse/Doctor: "Who's the father? Who got you pregnant?"
Teen-age patient: "My boyfriend got me pregnant."
I cannot imagine an unmarried teenage girl saying "I'm pregnant by my boyfriend."
A
I have never heard it expressed that way in the US.
Perhaps in an abortion clinic, you might hear:
Nurse/Doctor: "Who's the father? Who got you pregnant?"
Teen-age patient: "My boyfriend got me pregnant."
I cannot imagine an unmarried teenage girl saying "I'm pregnant by my boyfriend."
A
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[nq:1]I cannot imagine an unmarried teenage girl saying "I'm pregnant by my boyfriend." A married woman would never say to her friends: "I'm pregnant by my husband."[/nq]
You are referring to very specific contexts in which 'by' really seems very unlikely.
What about this context:
A woman tells her best friend that she is pregnant and as this woman is not involved in any relationship t
You are referring to very specific contexts in which 'by' really seems very unlikely.
What about this context:
A woman tells her best friend that she is pregnant and as this woman is not involved in any relationship t
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[nq:2]I cannot imagine an unmarried teenage girl saying "I'm pregnant ... never say to her friends: "I'm pregnant by my husband."[/nq]
[nq:1]You are referring to very specific contexts in which 'by' really seems very unlikely. What about this context: A woman ... will ask the inevitable question. This could of course be "Who's the father?" But could it also be "By whom?"[/nq]
Yes, but I st
[nq:1]You are referring to very specific contexts in which 'by' really seems very unlikely. What about this context: A woman ... will ask the inevitable question. This could of course be "Who's the father?" But could it also be "By whom?"[/nq]
Yes, but I st
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[nq:1]snip You don't talk that way in English.You just say: "the father is.." or "she was impregnated by her husband...'[/nq]
Or she was pregnant with Joe's child.
Or she was pregnant with Joe's child.
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[nq:2]Thanks for your help! Pete[/nq]
"She was pregnant by her husband" is quite acceptable.
Stephen
Lennox Head, Australia
"She was pregnant by her husband" is quite acceptable.
Stephen
Lennox Head, Australia
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[nq:2]Nope. Not in today's idiom. That is current idiom. You ... "the father is.." or "she was impregnated by her husband...'[/nq]
[nq:1]"She was pregnant by her husband" is quite acceptable.[/nq]
HUH? Why? If not him, by whom?
[nq:1]"She was pregnant by her husband" is quite acceptable.[/nq]
HUH? Why? If not him, by whom?
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[nq:1]"She was pregnant by her husband" is quite acceptable.[/nq]
What was the origin of the biblical term "Know".
As in Adam said "I know you don't I darlin?"
Eve said "And very nice it was too dear but pass the willow bark, I'm going make tea
tonight."
Ah, now I know where the term "Shall I be mother" comes from.
What was the origin of the biblical term "Know".
As in Adam said "I know you don't I darlin?"
Eve said "And very nice it was too dear but pass the willow bark, I'm going make tea
tonight."
Ah, now I know where the term "Shall I be mother" comes from.
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