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Haohaoxuexi  #454112  Mon, 17 Dec 07 03:13 PM

Can you tell the prep. used in the sentences below, is it grammatical?

  • The man in the hat/uniform is Tony.    The man with the hat/uniform  is Tony.  = The man wearing the hat is Tony.  ?
  • We produce the goods with good quality  or of good quality?
  • a person of good character or with good character   ?
  • No admittance to this house!          No admittance to the unauthorized personnel!    Which is correct?

And why when expressing the emotions, in or with is used. Example:

  • speak in anger about the life of poor people
  • gaze in confusion at the strange sight                  but sometimes people use with, is with=because of?

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Avangi  #454154  Mon, 17 Dec 07 05:00 PM
 Haohaoxuexi wrote:

Can you tell the prep. used in the sentences below, is it grammatical?

  • The man in the hat/uniform is Tony.    The man with the hat/uniform  is Tony.  = The man wearing the hat is Tony.  ? preps are "in" and "with"   -   Yes, the three sentences mean the same.  The grammar is fine.   (If you really wanted to reach, you could say that the man in the second sentence is carrying the hat/uniform in a bag.)
  • We produce the goods with good quality or of good quality ?
  • a person of good character or with good character   ?    of good character
  • No admittance to this house!          No admittance to the unauthorized personnel!    Which is correct?   They're both correct but both unlikely.  I see,  "NO ADMITTANCE" and I see, "UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL NOT ADMITTED."  (You may assume the signs apply to the locations where they're posted.)

And why when expressing the emotions, in or with is used. Example:

  • speak in anger about the life of poor people   "Speak in anger" means the speaker is angry.   "Speak with anger" means there's anger in his voice  -  he's using anger.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  • gaze in confusion at the strange sight    Same as "speak."   in = gazer is confused    with = there's confusion in his actions                
  •  but sometimes people use with, is with=because of?  I wouldn't say so.  If that were the case, if you weren't angry/confused you wouldn't speak/gaze at all.  "in" = you're angry and you speak (it probably shows.)   "with" = you speak and there's anger in your voice.  You could be acting. (That's the way I see it.)

Thanks!

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