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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

when it comes to vs about

She is very anal about the house work. The house has to be clean at all times.
She is very anal when it comes to the house work. The house has to be clean at all times.
  

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Anonymous when it comes to vs about Both are used extensively. People who like to ramble tend to use the wordier versions! " I've noted the recent popularity of the shorter version.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous when it comes to vs about Both are used extensively.
  • People who like to ramble tend to use the wordier versions!
  • " I've noted the recent popularity of the shorter version.
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Anonymouswhen it comes to vs about
Both are used extensively. People who like to ramble tend to use the wordier versions!
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hehe... to be **** about sth is such a funny expressions
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Avangi when I was a lad, it was "**** retentive."I've noted the recent popularity of the shorter version.
I may be mistaken, but I believe that the Freudian concept was a scale from **** retentive (extremely neat, tedious) to **** expulsive (sloppy, not-caring) - think of "The Odd Couple". This was based on the infant's inclination or attitude to "potty-train
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PhilipI may be mistaken,
I don't think you're mistaken, Philip.
When someone uses the unmodified expression, I now habitually ask, "Retentive or expulsive?" --- But not in mixed company.
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Philipbest is a mid-way mark, a balance.
Shall we describe someone at the mid-way mark as "annally balanced?"
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