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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"wake up to a headache" or "wake up with a headache"

Hi, All

I have a question if "wake up with a headache" is grammatically incorrect. My teacher said I should not say "wake up with" but I think I've seen a lot of sentences with the expression such as "I woke up with a headache this morning". Can anyone tell me why is it not correct to use "with" instead of "to"?

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It seems fine to me. I would say "I woke up with a headache" because "with a headache" describes my own state. " Is your teacher a native speaker of English?

— Khoff

  • It seems fine to me.
  • I would say "I woke up with a headache" because "with a headache" describes my own state.
  • " Is your teacher a native speaker of English?
  • This strikes me as possibly an example of a "rule" that only non-native speakers are aware of.
  • Or perhaps British usage is different from American.
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It seems fine to me. I would say "I woke up with a headache" because "with a headache" describes my own state. I would use "woke up to" for something external, like "I woke up to someone ringing the doorbell."

Is your teacher a native speaker of English? This strikes me as possibly an example of a "rule" that only non-native speakers are aware of. Or perhaps British usage is different
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