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Talab1234 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Unburden yourself on or to me

1. You can unburden yourself to me.

2. You can unburden yourself on me.


Are both grammatically correct?

  

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talab1234 You can unburden yourself to me. This one, because it's figurative and involves two people. You can unburden yourself on a donkey, but not to it.

  • talab1234 You can unburden yourself to me.
  • This one, because it's figurative and involves two people.
  • You can unburden yourself on a donkey, but not to it.
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talab1234You can unburden yourself to me.

This one, because it's figurative and involves two people. You can unburden yourself on a donkey, but not to it.

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talab1234grammatically correct?

Yes, but where word usage is concerned, 'to' is used far more often than 'on' in this context.

CJ

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