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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
standing "on" or "with" dignity?
Hi.Please read the following paragraph :
In the car park of an upmarket country house hotel near Watford, the Telegraph’s photographer is trying to get one of the world’s most powerful men to fall into a hedge. “Lean over a little more, Eric,” she urges, in an attempt to conjure up a more interesting picture. Rather than standing on dignity, Eric Schmidt is happy to comply, shifting his weight deeper into the foliage with avuncular nonchalance, before calling over his co-author for a shared arboreal encounter.
shouldn't it be "with" rather than "on"?
In the car park of an upmarket country house hotel near Watford, the Telegraph’s photographer is trying to get one of the world’s most powerful men to fall into a hedge. “Lean over a little more, Eric,” she urges, in an attempt to conjure up a more interesting picture. Rather than standing on dignity, Eric Schmidt is happy to comply, shifting his weight deeper into the foliage with avuncular nonchalance, before calling over his co-author for a shared arboreal encounter.
shouldn't it be "with" rather than "on"?
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