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Preposition
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:37 pm
by Metamorfose
Hello, in:
(1) I was absolutely blue with cold. I hand't taken any warm clothes.
May I use by instead of with?
José
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:00 pm
by lolwhites
Não
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:44 am
by Metamorfose
As we say here..não é não
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:17 am
by Senorita Daniels
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:26 am
by lolwhites
You can be blue with cold, red with anger, green with envy...
All pretty common expressions in my English, anyway.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:47 pm
by Tara B
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.