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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Grammar ?

My wife and I are having a disagreement and I need an honest opinion from individuals well versed in Grammar , PLease help ! When a person asks another person if they have money with them or keys with them , or basically anything with them , is it proper to ask " Do you have it ( or them ) on you " ? I know there are many ways to ask the question , but I believe this is slang, and not correct , and she believes there is nothing wrong with it grammar wise . Thanks for any input and help here ?

Regards, Stan and Glenda
  

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This is my approach toward your question. " As far as money or keys go, either "on" or "with" will work fine, but "with" seems less slangy. That's my opinion.

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This is my approach toward your question. If one person said to another: "you have nothing on me", he is saying "you can't find anything wrong that I have done."
As far as money or keys go, either "on" or "with" will work fine, but "with" seems less slangy. That's my opinion.
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Sorry Glenda, I'd give my vote to Stan.

Although the sentence doesn't have any grammatical errors, it doesn't make much sense.

'on you' seems awkward.

However, I'd suggest that we wait for an expert to pitch in, and comment on this.
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Do you have any cash on you?
Do you have your keys on you?
Do you happen to have a pen on you?

These are all very common, normal, everyday utterances. Casual, yes, but ungrammatical? I would say not.
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