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Believer Posted 18 years ago
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prepositions
Hi,
Please tell me what is the difference. I want your opinion.
He has informed you of/about possible long-term problems. -- I think this can go either way and both are good; but I can't pinpoint possible subtle differences.
Those are not exactly words to win friends by/with. -- I think you can say either "you win friends with kinds words" or "you win friends by saying kind words."
Please tell me what is the difference. I want your opinion.
He has informed you of/about possible long-term problems. -- I think this can go either way and both are good; but I can't pinpoint possible subtle differences.
Those are not exactly words to win friends by/with. -- I think you can say either "you win friends with kinds words" or "you win friends by saying kind words."
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of / about problems of problems=that problems exist about problems=details of the problems As you can see in your second example, with is followed by nouns, by is followed by an action verb form. "kind words" - adj. doesn't need to agree in number
- of / about problems of problems=that problems exist about problems=details of the problems As you can see in your second example, with is followed by nouns, by is followed by an action verb form.
- "kind words" - adj.
- doesn't need to agree in number
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of / about problems
of problems=that problems exist
about problems=details of the problems
As you can see in your second example, with is followed by nouns, by is followed by an action verb form. "kind words" - adj. doesn't need to agree in number
of problems=that problems exist
about problems=details of the problems
As you can see in your second example, with is followed by nouns, by is followed by an action verb form. "kind words" - adj. doesn't need to agree in number
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