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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

With

So what's the difference here:

Please be careful with that. And

Please be specific with your answer.

Thank you.
  

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Please be careful with that. Please be specific with your answer. Please be patient with your children.

— Mister Micawber

  • Please be careful with that.
  • Please be specific with your answer.
  • Please be patient with your children.
  • Please be agressive with your sales pitch.
  • The meaning are obviously quite different, so I presume you are looking for a structural difference.
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Please be careful with that.

Please be specific with your answer.

Please be patient with your children.

Please be agressive with your sales pitch.

The meaning are obviously quite different, so I presume you are looking for a structural difference. I don't see one. 'Please be + adjective', however, takes other prepositions as well, I suspect:

Please be
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Mister MicawberPlease be careful with that.
Please be specific with your answer.
Please be patient with your children.
Please be agressive with your sales pitch.

The meaning are obviously quite different, so I presume you are looking for a structural difference. I don't see one. 'Please be + adjective', however, takes other prepositions as well, I su
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I don't know. Please ask Clive to be specific.
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