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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Using with or to is correct and why?

0When we say the following, which is correct and why?02br
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001. I was talking to my mother.02br
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002. I was talking with my mother.02br
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00 Why is it that many times we are corrected that the second usage is more apt than the first one?02br
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00Thank you!0-
  

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02br 00Both are fine. Use is individual (a native speaker may habitually use one more often than the other). You are corrected because your teacher is overly prescriptive.

  • 02br 00Both are fine.
  • Use is individual (a native speaker may habitually use one more often than the other).
  • You are corrected because your teacher is overly prescriptive.
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0 .02br
00Both are fine. Use is individual (a native speaker may habitually use one more often than the other). You are corrected because your teacher is overly prescriptive. 0-

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