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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
| Autor: | Dale-USA |
| E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
| Data: | 27/MAI/2011 2:14 PM |
| Assunto: | On, Over, About |
| Mensagem: |
He agreed on/about/with the conditions. He agreed on the conditions. = He accepts the conditions and will follow/obey them. He agrees with people about something. = He thinks like others think about something. ("With" tends to be used with people, not things.) He agrees about the conditions. = He has the same thoughts about the conditions as other people do. (If something agrees with you, it is good for you and/or you like it. The desert air agrees with you. A glass of wine before dinner agrees with you.) You are not aware of the problems. You are not aware of/about the problems. = (both corect) You are not aware that the problems exist. She wouldn't comment on/about/over the accusations. She wouldn't comment on/about the accusations. = She would not talk, make observations, etc. about the accusations. She wouldn't comment over the accusations. = (This sounds like substandard English to me. I recommend that you avoid it. If you have seen this in print, I would like to read the context.) I've already discussed about/on/over that with you. I've already discussed that with you. = correct I've already discussed about/on/over that with you. = incorrect |
English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
On, Over, About – BrunoGaspar. 27/MAI/2011, 12:33 PM 
On, Over, About – Dale-USA 
27/MAI/2011, 2:14 PM On, Over, About – PPAULO 27/MAI/2011, 2:40 PM On, Over, About – Dale-USA 27/MAI/2011, 4:06 PM On, Over, About – Dale-USA 27/MAI/2011, 4:46 PM On, Over, About – Orlando 27/MAI/2011, 3:43 PM On, Over, About – Dale-USA 27/MAI/2011, 4:09 PM On, Over, About – BrunoGaspar, 27/MAI/2011, 6:10 PM On, Over, About – Dale-USA 27/MAI/2011, 11:24 PM