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Zafar142003 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

With/to?

Should I say
I have been harsh with her.

or

I have been harsh to her.
  

Top answer

zafar142003 I have been harsh with her. I think I have been a bit too harsh [on her]/ [with her] / [to her]. All are ok, 'on' is the most preferred.

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  • zafar142003 I have been harsh with her.
  • I think I have been a bit too harsh [on her]/ [with her] / [to her].
  • All are ok, 'on' is the most preferred.
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zafar142003I have been harsh with her.
I think I have been a bit too harsh [on her]/ [with her] / [to her].

All are ok, 'on' is the most preferred.
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I would choose "I have been harsh with her." There is an expression in English, something like, "This latest job loss has been hard on her." But I would use WITH with HARSH.
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