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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Right word

Are both 'on and about' correct here?

You have answered all my questions 'on or about' this topic.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Yes. 'On' is a little bit more elegant.

  • Yes.
  • 'On' is a little bit more elegant.
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19 Answers
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Yes.
'On' is a little bit more elegant.
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CliveYes.'On' is a little bit more elegant.
Thanks a lot, Clive.

I am assuming the same applies to the addition of 'to know' as in: "you have answered on the questions I wanted to know on/about this topic".

Have I assumed correctly?
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No, no, no. That's an incorrect sentence.


You answer a question, You don't answer on a question.


You don't want to know a question. You have a question. You want to know the answer.


Say eg "Yo
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CliveNo, no, no. That's an incorrect sentence. You answer a question, You don't answer on a question. You don't want to know a question. You have a question. You want to know the answer. Say eg "You have answered the questions I had on/about this topic".
Thank you so much for the clarification, Clive.

I meant to use 'the' and say "you have answered al
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No.
Please reread my last post, and try again.

Clive
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ClivePlease reread my last post, and try again.
Oh I see. That as kind of tricky, but I think I understand, as you said that “you don’t want to know a question”; “you want to know the answer"

Let me try again. How about: You have provided all the answers of the questions I wanted to know on/about this topic.

Is this correct, since I wanted to
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Much better!

Even better is eg You have provided all the answers to the questions I had on this topic.

Clive
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CliveMuch better!Even better is eg You have provided all the answers to the questions I had on this topic.Clive
Thanks a lot, Clive.

So 'I wanted to know' works in this last sentence I wrote, but 'I had' is better?

Also, you said that 'you want to know an answer', so is this last sentence I wrote refering to the answers or questions? I feel
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You have provided all the answers of the questions I wanted to know on/about this topic.

So 'I wanted to know' works in this last sentence I wrote, No but 'I had' is better?


It's wrong to talk about 'questions I wanted to know'.
Correct English
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CliveYou have provided all the answers of the questions I wanted to know on/about this topic.So 'I wanted to know' works in this last sentence I wrote, No but 'I had' is better? It's wrong to talk about 'questions I wanted to know'.Correct English is I had questions. I wanted to know answers.
That was what I thought. I Just got confused because you said it was

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