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Apatzinguense Posted 12 years ago
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What would be the best way to say this?
The man with the blue shirt or the man in the red shirt
I want to covey that the man is wearing the shirt. I have heard both "with" and "in"
The man with the blue shirt or the man in the red shirt
I want to covey that the man is wearing the shirt. I have heard both "with" and "in"
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They would both work, but I would normally say The man in the blue shirt when referring to the clothes he was wearing. If it were something he was wearing that is not clothing, such as a backpack, I would use with .
- They would both work, but I would normally say The man in the blue shirt when referring to the clothes he was wearing.
- If it were something he was wearing that is not clothing, such as a backpack, I would use with .
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They would both work, but I would normally say The man in the blue shirt when referring to the clothes he was wearing. If it were something he was wearing that is not clothing, such as a backpack, I would use with.
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