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- When should I use a discussion of vs. a discussion on vs. a . . .
A discussion about a topic — this implies that the discussion was just a conversation, really, and it might not have stayed strictly on-topic A discussion of a topic — this brings to mind a true discussion, going into all sorts of details of the topic (and only the topic)
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- meaning - Is discuss about grammatically incorrect? - English . . .
Someone told me that I shouldn't use the phrase discuss about, but should say, instead, discuss (the topic) He said discuss means talk about and using discuss about is like saying talk about abo
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- grammar - To discuss vs the discussion of - English Language . . .
To say avoiding discussing would be more acceptable than avoiding to discuss, but that is inelegant in its own way and thus your professor suggested a simple noun (discussion) instead of a verbal form You could alternatively retain to discuss if you replace avoiding with a verb like declining or neglecting
- What is the meaning of the expression We can table this?
This came up in an email discussion - we are arguing about the merits and demerits of a certain approach, and I mentioned what I thought was a drawback to a scheme To that, my colleague replied :
- Conversation Questions for the ESL EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
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- In this topic or on this topic - English Language Usage Stack . . .
If the topic is not historical but instead is about history, as for instance a philosophical discussion of the importance of history, then you should use "on" because this is a usual preposition in that case (with " about ")
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