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ask after

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:22 am
by Itasan
"I was talking with John. I asked after Tom.
He seems to be all right."
'Ask after' seems to be BrE. If so, what is
the American equivalent.
Thank you.

Re: ask after

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:41 pm
by Dodger
Itasan wrote:"I was talking with John. I asked after Tom.
He seems to be all right."
'Ask after' seems to be BrE. If so, what is
the American equivalent.
Thank you.
I saw my friend John yesterday and I asked him about his flatmate Tom.

ask about

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:18 pm
by Itasan
Thank you very much, Dodger. UK?