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EyeSeeYou Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
To hate ON; to dig ON, to plan ON
"Don't hate on him"; "I don't dig on her"; "I plan on phoning them".
I've observed some speakers use the preposition "on" after those verbs quite frequently. Is it an American English thing? Is there a slight difference in meaning compared to the verbs without the prep.? What are some other examples?
I've observed some speakers use the preposition "on" after those verbs quite frequently. Is it an American English thing? Is there a slight difference in meaning compared to the verbs without the prep.? What are some other examples?
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The first two examples may or may not be AmE, but in any case they are casual English or slang. On the other hand, 'plan on + -ing' is a standard English verb composition.
- The first two examples may or may not be AmE, but in any case they are casual English or slang.
- On the other hand, 'plan on + -ing' is a standard English verb composition.
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The first two examples may or may not be AmE, but in any case they are casual English or slang.
On the other hand, 'plan on + -ing' is a standard English verb composition.
On the other hand, 'plan on + -ing' is a standard English verb composition.
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