Re: on or about

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:05:55 GMT

Donna Richoux wrote:
>
> Tomi A <Your.email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Harlan Messinger <hmessinger.removethis@comcast.net> wrote in
> > news:35ub3cF4r9ddgU1@individual.net:
> >
> > > As for "issues", "issues on" is incorrect. Whether to follow "issues"
> > > with "about" or "of" or to precede it with an adjective or follow it
> > > with "related to" or "pertaining to", etc., depends on what follows.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > So, you can't say eg "this issue on pollution has to be discussed"? ...
> > Indeed, for some reason that doesn't sound right.
>
> That one would probably be "of".

And "the," not "this."

> > (Anyway, English is desperately illogical language, a language you can't
> > learn unless you live in an English-speaking country;-)
>
> You mean, your own language is different? Easily mastered by those who
> have never been to your country?
>
> > How am I supposed
> > to negotiate with, say, Americans on even grounds, when I spend my time
> > thinking about the right wordings - if that's a word).
>
> Life is tough. You're supposed to learn one language when you're very
> small and then get on with other things. We're not programmed to learn
> language as adults. Myself, I try to be glad about any progress.

You're supposed to learn any number of languages when you're very small!
Learning only one is exceptional among the world's cultures. 

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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