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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

REGARDING

Dear Teachers,

A. I will have been divorced for 2 years in May. My ex and I speak only when we have to regarding our son.

- Can I say "about" instead of "regarding" in this case?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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You can, but I don't much like the second sentence with either. Firstly, I expect a verb after "have to" and have to readjust when that does not happen. Secondly, it is ambiguous whether you speak only about your son, or whether you speak on other matters but speak about your son only when you have to. Assuming the former, it would be better, in my opinion, to say something like:


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