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Old 04-May-2008, 11:32
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Default Re: 'suffer' Vs 'suffer from'

Hi Carmen216,

In addition to Banderas’ words I subjoin something else.

suffer from headaches = often have headaches.

To suffer acutely.
To suffer in silence.
To suffer from headaches.
To suffer from rheumatism.
Suffereing from loss of memory.
To suffer losses.
To suffer heavy demage.
To suffer a shipwreck.
To suffer death.
To suffer somebody to do something.
To suffer something.
He could not suffer criticism.
To suffer a punishment.
The child suffered for his impudence.
To suffer for his carelessness.
You will suffer one day for your insolence.
How can you suffer such insolence?

In general usage the preferred preposition after suffer is from, rather than with, in constructions such as He suffered from hypertension. Ninety-four percent of the Usage Panel found suffered with unacceptable in the preceding example. In medical usage suffer with is sometimes employed with reference to the pain or discomfort caused by a condition, while suffer from is used more broadly in reference to a condition, such as anemia, that is detrimental but not necessarily painful.

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I suffer from high-tone deafness," he says.
Long-sighted children are often reluctant to do much reading and writing and may also suffer from headaches.
If you have a back problem, if your partner is heavier than you or if you suffer from back pain --; contact OBAS now.
Therefore, if you suffer from a serious medical condition or disability, we suggest you contact one of the specialist agencies for advice on the suitability of your hotel and the resort area generally.
In fact, 75 per cent of menopausal women suffer from flushes and they constitute the commonest reason for women turning to HRT.
The representational aspects of the five theories differ widely, but all suffer from the same problems of knowledge acquisition and inefficiency when implementations are attempted.
Furthermore, systems based on semantic primitives also suffer from the usual acquisition problem.

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