Results 1 to 2 of 2
Like Tree3Likes
  • 3 Post By 5jj

Thread: Scream "at" or "on" me - how to say right?

  1. 02-Feb-2013, 01:09 #1
    olgkul
    olgkul is offline Newbie
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Interested in Language
      • Native Language:
      • Russian
      • Home Country:
      • Ukraine
      • Current Location:
      • Canada
    Join Date
    Jan 2013
    Posts
    3

    Default Scream "at" or "on" me - how to say right?

    I work at daycare. At the end of the day I told a parent about her child,"She was angry with me then she screamed at me". Is it right to say this way?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 02-Feb-2013, 01:30 #2
    5jj's Avatar
    5jj
    5jj is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • Czech Republic
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Posts
    24,356

    Default Re: Scream "at" or "on" me - how to say right?

    Quote Originally Posted by olgkul View Post
    I told a parent about her child,: "She was angry with me, and then she screamed at me".
    You are right: we scream at people, not on them.
    Odessa Dawn, Barb_D and bhaisahab like this.
    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
    Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
    If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. "Arthur" ryhmes with "father"? "Steward" rhymes with "ski-word"?
    By Naeem PTC in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 17-Sep-2012, 04:23
  2. Confused - how to pronouce? "abuses", "teaches", "reaches", "catches" and so on
    By Naeem PTC in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-Jul-2012, 19:53
  3. I scream, "Ice cream!"
    By tzfujimino in forum General Language Discussions
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 01-Jul-2012, 19:42
  4. expressions like "to your aid" "at their orders" "to my detriment" "at sb's risk"
    By sympathy in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 08-Sep-2008, 08:27
  5. confusing words "expressed" or "express" and "named" or"names"
    By Dawood Usmani in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 26-Oct-2007, 19:33

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1