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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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With/to

What's the difference between with/to in the sentence?

What's happening with/to you? Why don't you want to talk to me?

  

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anonymous difference between with/to In the given context, 'with' suggests an ongoing change of psychological state, whereas 'to' suggests external forces acting upon the person. ) CJ

  • anonymous difference between with/to In the given context, 'with' suggests an ongoing change of psychological state, whereas 'to' suggests external forces acting upon the person.
  • ) CJ
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anonymousdifference between with/to

In the given context, 'with' suggests an ongoing change of psychological state, whereas 'to' suggests external forces acting upon the person.

Seeing a bruise on Dorothy's hand, Sam asks, "What happened to you?" (You would not use 'with you' here.)

CJ

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