cold and rain

[Will17]

Hello!

Is "the" necessary in this sentence, please? :

"I'm fed up with (the) rain and cold!".

Thank you

Will

[minnieuk]

Yes, you need the 'the' because you are not talking about rain in general but indicating the current weather.

You could also say 'this rain' - people will often say this when talking about a rainy summer and you're more likely to hear 'I'm fed up with this rain' although there is nothing wrong with 'I'm fed up with the rain"

[emsr2d2]

However, if it has been raining for days or weeks, or the weather over a long period of time has consisted mostly of rain, then we might say "I am so fed up of rain!"

[Will17]

Thank you.

Can we use the prepositions "with" and 'of" with "to be fed up" interchangeably?

Cheers
Will

[bhaisahab]

I wouldn't use "of".

[emsr2d2]

I'd use both (not at the same time!)