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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'worried of/about'

What are the differences between 'I am worried about being late for my class.' and 'I am worried of being late for my class.'?
Is there any? Or, are they totally the same with each other in terms of nuance?
  

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clucas21
lucas21cWhat are the differences between 'I am worried about being late for my class.' and 'I am worried of being late for my class.'?
The difference is, "I am worried about being late for my class." is correct. This is not: 'I am worried of being late for my c
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'worried of being' is incorrect? I am quite confused because I think 'Teenager girls are usually worried of being pregnant.' is fine. Could you give me more explanation?
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lucas21cCould you give me more explanation?
Natural collocation is "worry about". Social websites are places where you will see different shades of English, from the very "good" to "bad" and even "ugly". That's my opinion. There may be contexts where "worried of being" is possible, however, not common. I'll leave the
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lucas21cI think 'Teenager girls are usually worried of being pregnant.' is fine.
No. It's not fine. The correct word with "worried" is "about".

worried about money
worried about the political situation
worried about being pregnant

CJ
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Hi,
And sometimes worry collocates with over.

Regards
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Natural collocation is worry , but worry+with is also possible. eg Don't worry the patient with unnecessary questions.
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