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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
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SHOCKED at/by SURPRISED at/by
How would you say this?
1 I was shocked/surprised by/at/about what he said to me.
Thank you
1 I was shocked/surprised by/at/about what he said to me.
Thank you
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shocked by, shocked at, or shocked about, or you could say surprised by, or surprised at, or surprised about. It would depend on the context whether you used surprised or shocked. For example, if your cousin told you at a family gathering that his wife, who had believed she was unable to conceive a child, was pregnant, and this was a happy thing for the family, you would probably want to used surprised rather than shocked.
- shocked by, shocked at, or shocked about, or you could say surprised by, or surprised at, or surprised about.
- It would depend on the context whether you used surprised or shocked.
- For example, if your cousin told you at a family gathering that his wife, who had believed she was unable to conceive a child, was pregnant, and this was a happy thing for the family, you would probably want to used surprised rather than shocked.
- However, if your teenage son came in and told you his girlfriend of a few weeks was pregnant, you would probably want to use shocked.
- Both shocked and surprised by or about connotes more that it was the content of the message that either surprised or shocked you.
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You could say any of those....shocked by, shocked at, or shocked about, or you could say surprised by, or surprised at, or surprised about. It would depend on the context whether you used surprised or shocked.
For example, if your cousin told you at a family gathering that his wife, who had believed she was unable to conceive a child, was pregnant, and this was a happy thing for the fam
For example, if your cousin told you at a family gathering that his wife, who had believed she was unable to conceive a child, was pregnant, and this was a happy thing for the fam
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I saw an amazing meaning of shocked at , that applying for describe " ready for driving test" and on the other hands in meaning of have ability for passing it. Is it correct?
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AnonymousI saw an amazing meaning of shocked at , that applying for describe " ready for driving test" and on the other hands in meaning of have ability for passing it. Is it correct?Can you give us some more information about the context in which you found this?
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