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Hly2004 Posted 21 years ago
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strict in/about
what's the difference between "be strict in " and "be strict about"?
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This is just the beginning of an answer, I'm afraid. "He's strict in", I think, will be followed by "his": "he's strict in his teaching", he's strict in his eating", etc... , meaning he has set strict rules for himself about the particular activity of his that's being referred to.
- This is just the beginning of an answer, I'm afraid.
- "He's strict in", I think, will be followed by "his": "he's strict in his teaching", he's strict in his eating", etc...
- , meaning he has set strict rules for himself about the particular activity of his that's being referred to.
- "He's strict about something", e.
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This is just the beginning of an answer, I'm afraid.
"He's strict in", I think, will be followed by "his": "he's strict in his teaching", he's strict in his eating", etc... , meaning he has set strict rules for himself about the particular activity of his that's being referred to.
"He's strict about something", e. g. "he's strict about meal times", "he's strict about homework",
"He's strict in", I think, will be followed by "his": "he's strict in his teaching", he's strict in his eating", etc... , meaning he has set strict rules for himself about the particular activity of his that's being referred to.
"He's strict about something", e. g. "he's strict about meal times", "he's strict about homework",
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