With or beside
My sister is sat with my mum in the bus.
Is the use of with correct in the sentence, please?
I think it should be beside.
Thanks.
Top answer
"with" and "beside" are both OK in this sentence. "with" is understood to mean about the same as "beside", perhaps with a bit more leeway. "is sat" is not really proper standard English.
- "with" and "beside" are both OK in this sentence.
- "with" is understood to mean about the same as "beside", perhaps with a bit more leeway.
- "is sat" is not really proper standard English.
- Colloquially this usage is fairly common, at least here in England, and I think sometimes I might use it myself in speech, but it doesn't look great written down.
- "is sitting" is "proper".
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"with" and "beside" are both OK in this sentence. "with" is understood to mean about the same as "beside", perhaps with a bit more leeway.
"is sat" is not really proper standard English. Colloquially this usage is fairly common, at least here in England, and I think sometimes I might use it myself in speech, but it doesn't look great written down. "is sitting" is "proper".
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