careful of/about/with/in

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joham

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We should be as careful of/about/with/in our words as of/about/with/in our actions.

Do all four prepositions work for the sentence without major difference in meaning?

Thank you in advance.
 

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We should be as careful of/about/with/in our words as of/about/with/in our actions.

Do all four prepositions work for the sentence without major difference in meaning?

Thank you in advance.
I wouldn't use "in", the others are all acceptable.
 

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Thanks, bhaisahab. Might I ask you again if we could use the three prepositions with money and fire:

We should be careful of/about/with fire.

We should be careful of/about/with money.

Thank you again.
 

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Thanks, bhaisahab. Might I ask you again if we could use the three prepositions with money and fire:

We should be careful of/about/with fire.

We should be careful of/about/with money.

Thank you again.
No, I wouldn't use "of", I'm not sure about "about" either. I would use "with".
 
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