Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
To be wrong about something or to be wrong with something?
Which variant is more acceptable: to be wrong with* something or to be wrong *about something?
The original sentence:
Parents are able to tell if their child is wrong about*/*with something.
The original sentence:
Parents are able to tell if their child is wrong about*/*with something.
Top answer
Which variant is more acceptable: to be wrong with* something or to be wrong *about something? Consider. these examples.
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Which variant is more acceptable: to be wrong with* something or to be wrong *about something?
These expressions have different meanings.Consider. these examples.
eg Tom is wrong about the car, Tom has an incorrect opinion about the car.
eg Something is w
These expressions have different meanings.Consider. these examples.
eg Tom is wrong about the car, Tom has an incorrect opinion about the car.
eg Something is w
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It should be "about". One is right or wrong about something, meaning correct or incorrect in one's judgment/opinion about something.
Something can be wrong with someone/something: What's wrong with you? There's something wrong with that dog.
To "be wrong with something" is possible, for example:
You were wrong with that assumption.
But the
Something can be wrong with someone/something: What's wrong with you? There's something wrong with that dog.
To "be wrong with something" is possible, for example:
You were wrong with that assumption.
But the
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