raymond o'hara
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:44 am
Post subject: Re: Circumstances |
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"MC" <copespaz@mapca.inter.net> wrote in message
news:copespaz-DB76B4.22342126092004@news.snafu.de...
| Quote: | My late father, a native speaker of BrE, always objected to the phrase
"under the circumstances" insisting it should be "in the circumstances."
He's no longer with us, so I can't ask him why.
Does anyone else share his view?
Other comments?
--
Suicide is much easier and more acceptable
in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
--Julie Burchill
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I would use under for past occurrences and in for the future possibilities.
But that's just me. |
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