On 5 May 2014 13:18, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote: > On 5/4/2014 3:00 PM, LizR wrote: > > On 5 May 2014 07:56, meekerdb <meeke...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> On 5/4/2014 1:45 AM, LizR wrote: >> >> "Concern on" isn't grammatical, I assume you mean "concern >>> with". Well, we were discussing creation myths vs science, hence the >>> concern. >>> It is grammatical in the same sense as "Senators Express Concern onReverse >>> Mortgage Rule >>> *s* [*not rule*] By RACHEL >>> ABRAMS<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/author/rachel-abrams/> New >>> York Times. *April 30, 2014, 4:00 *pm. "Concern with" usually implies >>> specificity on a particular myth. "Concern ABOUT" is what is meant by >>> "concern ON". >>> >> Hmm, OK, maybe it's an Americanism. >> >> >> No. The "on" goes with the "express" It might have read "Senators >> speak on reverse mortgage rules". >> > > Well speaking as an editor it reads VERY clunkily to me. I would > normally say "speak about" - or just "discuss". > > Normally; but "to speak on" a topic is common in describing a lecture or > political speech. > > Yes, I agree with that, but it still read very badly in the post in question.
To say that someone "speaks on" something sounds as though it comes from a long-gone era of formal diction. It *could* work, in some restricted contexts, to give a sense of formality / artificiality, but I wouldn't use it in general speech or writing. "What is this concern on [whatever it was]" just read to me like someone who can't be bothered to express themselves properly. And as the OP said, "Concern ABOUT" is what is meant by "concern ON" - No, it's not an Americanism as far as I know, but headline writers > sometimes chose a short word to fit the space even if it's not the most > common usage. > > In my opinion, people posting on forums shouldn't attempt to copy headline writers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
