Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Jack, I will talk about to his mother
Would these work in spoken English and do they have the same meaning?
Could they be said if Jack and Tom have done something bad at school and their teacher is saying that she wants to talk to their relatives about it?
a. Jack, I will talk about to his mother. Tom, I will talk about to his aunt.
b. Jack, I will talk to his mother about. Tom, I will talk to his aunt about.
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Many Thanks.
Azz,
Could they be said if Jack and Tom have done something bad at school and their teacher is saying that she wants to talk to their relatives about it?
a. Jack, I will talk about to his mother. Tom, I will talk about to his aunt.
b. Jack, I will talk to his mother about. Tom, I will talk to his aunt about.
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Many Thanks.
Azz,
Top answer
azz Would these work in spoken English No, nor in written English. You need to do this: a. I'll talk to Jack's mother.
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azzWould these work in spoken EnglishNo, nor in written English. You need to do this:
a. I'll talk to Jack's mother. I'll talk about it with Tom's aunt.
b. I'll talk to Jack's mother about it. I'll talk to Tom's aunt about it.
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Thank you so much!
What I had in mind was
I'll talk about Jack to his mother. I will talk about Tom to his aunt.
I mean that is the normal and formally correct version of the sentences in my original post.
Many Thanks,
What I had in mind was
I'll talk about Jack to his mother. I will talk about Tom to his aunt.
I mean that is the normal and formally correct version of the sentences in my original post.
Many Thanks,
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azz'll talk about Jack to his mother. I will talk about Tom to his aunt.I mean that is the normal and formally correct version of the sentences in my original post.Then why didn't you use those in the first place? They are perfectly fine in conversation. What makes you think they are 'formal'?
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Oh, I do use them. I heard something like the other sentences in a film. I was just wondering if they could work in spoken English. They seemed to put more emphasis on the names.
I guess by formal I meant more conventional.
Many Thanks.
I guess by formal I meant more conventional.
Many Thanks.
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azza. Jack, I will talk about to his mother. Tom, I will talk about to his aunt. b. Jack, I will talk to his mother about. Tom, I will talk to his aunt about.I don't entirely agree with Mr M on this. I don't think they are impossible in informal spoken English.
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fivejedjonI don't entirely agree with Mr M on this. I don't think they are impossible in informal spoken English.I think the commas have a deleterious effect on comprehensibility.
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