hi friends :) ,
I am confused between these two words (about, on) I really dont know which one is the right one to be used in the following sentence
I got some ideas on how to overcome any problem
I got some ideas about how to overcome any problem
or maybe there is another word that I should use ! i dont know :?
...could some one help me please
thanks in advance ;)
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Re: About or on ?!
I got some ideas OF/ABOUT how to overcome any problem.amoolah wrote:hi friends :) ,
I am confused between these two words (about, on) I really dont know which one is the right one to be used in the following sentence
I got some ideas on how to overcome any problem
I got some ideas about how to overcome any problem
or maybe there is another word that I should use ! i dont know :?
...could some one help me please
thanks in advance ;)
On is incorrect.
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Re: About or on ?!
[/quote]On is uncorrect.
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this will be incorrect not uncorrect..
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Yes. INcorrect. Thanks. I corrected it.Lilian wrote:this will be incorrect not uncorrect..On is uncorrect.
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How is it incorrect?Awisewizard wrote:
On is incorrect.
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Re: About or on ?!
check here, Dixie...Dixie wrote:How is it incorrect?Awisewizard wrote:
On is incorrect.
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Re: About or on ?!
amoolah wrote:hi friends :) ,
I am confused between these two words (about, on) I really dont know which one is the right one to be used in the following sentence
I got some ideas on how to overcome any problem
I got some ideas about how to overcome any problem
or maybe there is another word that I should use ! i dont know :?
...could some one help me please
thanks in advance ;)
Yeah both are correct. though maybe would be better to say "I have got some ideas....." I guess depends on the context of this sentence.
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