Are struggle with/ struggle against interchangeable in general?
Reemy Member Joined Dec 16, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Arabic Home Country Jordan Current Location Jordan Aug 5, 2012 #1 Are struggle with/ struggle against interchangeable in general?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 5, 2012 #2 I would say no. Have you any specific context? Rover
Reemy Member Joined Dec 16, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Arabic Home Country Jordan Current Location Jordan Aug 5, 2012 #3 Actually I would like to know if in general they are interchangeable or not, let's use the example below: She struggles (with/against) cancer. Which one is correct? Last edited: Aug 5, 2012
Actually I would like to know if in general they are interchangeable or not, let's use the example below: She struggles (with/against) cancer. Which one is correct?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 5, 2012 #4 I would use with in that sentence.
Reemy Member Joined Dec 16, 2004 Member Type Other Native Language Arabic Home Country Jordan Current Location Jordan Aug 5, 2012 #5 Thank you Rover_KE.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 5, 2012 #6 Your thanks are appreciated, Reemy, but you don't need to send them in a separate post. We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help. Rover:-D
Your thanks are appreciated, Reemy, but you don't need to send them in a separate post. We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help. Rover:-D