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RE: A grammer question: "associated with" or "associated to"
Subject:RE: A grammer question: "associated with" or "associated to" From:"Steve Hudson" <cruddy -at- optushome -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:22:06 +1100
US: The widget associatES WITH the gadget. Dative? <fervently wishes yet
again he could spend time brushing up his technical grammar to back this up
authoritively>
UK: The widget is associated WITH the gadget.
The active is too anthropomorphic for the formal British.
Steve Hudson, Word Heretic
HDK List MVP
Word help and tools: heretic -at- tdfa -dot- com
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Kleczka
Subject: A grammer question: "associated with" or "associated to"
Techwrlers
Of the following sentences:
1. "The widget is associated to the gadget."
2. "The widget is associated with the gadget."
Are both of these gramatically correct?
I have the feeling that the first one is
incorrect, but can't explain why.
TIA,
Pete (pkleczka -at- yahoo -dot- com)
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