Nero8  +  303540 Wed, 13 Dec 06 08:52 PM Hi, does it sound well if say: "I dropped you a hint, but you didn't get it" thanks in advanced. Nero8 Joined on Tue, Dec 5 2006 Madrid New Member 04

	Grammar Geek  +  303543 Wed, 13 Dec 06 09:06 PM Hmm. You can certainly drop hints, but I don't think you can "drop you a hint." In that case, you simply gave me a hint. (At least, that's what sound natural to me.) I've been dropping hints all month that I'd like a baby elephant for Christmas. I gave you a hint about where we were going for dinner, but you didn't get it. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,667 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Marius Hancu  +  303548 Wed, 13 Dec 06 09:21 PM My reading is the same as GG's: dropping hints it's like spreading them everywhere, not giving them to someone. EDIT: made some searches, there are people using "drop you a hint," thus it may be useable, but it's not common. Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	Tidus  +  303571 Wed, 13 Dec 06 11:01 PM  Nero8 wrote: Hi, does it sound well if say: "I dropped you a hint, but you didn't get it" thanks in advanced. In this context you should say "I dropped the hint, but you didn't get it". Tidus Joined on Mon, Nov 27 2006 England Full Member 372