Preposition

Metamorfose · Post by **Metamorfose** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:37 pm

Hello, in:

(1) I was absolutely blue with cold. I hand't taken any warm clothes.

May I use by instead of with?

José

lolwhites · Post by **lolwhites** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:00 pm

Metamorfose · Post by **Metamorfose** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:44 am

As we say here..não é não

Senorita Daniels · Post by **Senorita Daniels** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:17 am

I have never heard anyone say, "I was absolutely blue with/ by cold." You might say, "I was so cold that I turned blue." I might think that someone who is ablolutely blue is very sad, not freezing.

lolwhites · Post by **lolwhites** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:26 am

You can be blue with cold, red with anger, green with envy...

All pretty common expressions in my English, anyway.

Tara B · Post by **Tara B** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:47 pm

I see lol's point about red with anger, and green with envy, but I agree with the senorita about cold. Though not unheard of, a little unusual, formal.