On 5 May 2014 13:18, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/4/2014 3:00 PM, LizR wrote: > > On 5 May 2014 07:56, meekerdb <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
