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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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stress for nothing

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Stop stressing for nothing. we'll be fine.
  

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Almost: capitalize the first word of the second sentence, or replace the first period with a semicolon.

  • Almost: capitalize the first word of the second sentence, or replace the first period with a semicolon.
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Almost: capitalize the first word of the second sentence, or replace the first period with a semicolon.
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Shouldn't it be 'Don't stress over nothing"?
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AnonymousShouldn't it be 'Don't stress over nothing"?
Both are common.

"For nothing" would mean "for no reason."
(There may be a cause, but not a "reasonable" one. You might need to think about it to realize that.)

"Over nothing" implies that you consider the thing he's stressing over to be completely insignificant.
(Nothing! -- Not
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That would be more natural.

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