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worksmart
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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 6:27 am Post subject: on or with? |
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Hello,
Which of the following is correct? Or both?
He did everything ON his laptop.
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He did everything WITH his laptop. |
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mescalero
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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worksmart:
Both sentences are correct, but have slightly different meanings.
"He did everything ON his laptop" means that he used the computer to do his work.
"He did everything WITH his laptop"means that he used the computer to do his work, but it could also imply that he took his computer with him wherever he went.
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pinenut
Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 5:57 am Post subject: Re: on or with? |
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| worksmart wrote: |
Hello,
Which of the following is correct? Or both?
He did everything ON his laptop.
Or
He did everything WITH his laptop. |
I would like to make another comment on "with".
People did everything with a pencil and paper when computers were not available.
The preposition, with, is often used to refer to the tools used to do the job. |
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