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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Struggles with/againt sickness/disease

Kyle had a lot of struggles with/against sickness, but now he's much better.

Hi,

Do both with and against sound right and mean about the same to you?

Besides, is 'sickness" in the above equal to "disease?" Thanks.
  

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Hi Angliholic Though I doubt I'd use "against" in that sentence, if I did hear someone use it, I would interpret the meaning of the sentence slightly differently. To me, "have a lot of struggles with disease" suggests that the person got a lot of diseases and had a hard time getting rid of them and/or dealing with them. However, to me, "have a lot of struggles against disease" would suggest "have a hard time preventing disease".

— Yankee

  • Hi Angliholic Though I doubt I'd use "against" in that sentence, if I did hear someone use it, I would interpret the meaning of the sentence slightly differently.
  • To me, "have a lot of struggles with disease" suggests that the person got a lot of diseases and had a hard time getting rid of them and/or dealing with them.
  • However, to me, "have a lot of struggles against disease" would suggest "have a hard time preventing disease".
  • In addition, I'd much prefer the use of the verb "struggle" rather than the noun in your sentence.
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Hi Angliholic

Though I doubt I'd use "against" in that sentence, if I did hear someone use it, I would interpret the meaning of the sentence slightly differently.

To me, "have a lot of struggles with disease" suggests that the person got a lot of diseases and had a hard time getting rid of them and/or dealing with them. However, to me, "have a lot of struggles against disease"
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Thanks, Yankee.

Got it!

But what are the differences among disease, sickness, and illness?
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