[General] meaning of this sentence

[payal desai]

wats the meaning of this sentence:
I am mad on him.

 

[bhaisahab]

What's the meaning of this sentence?
I am mad on him.

It doesn't mean anything. You could say "I am mad at him" which is mainly AmE meaning "I am angry with him", or you could say "I'm mad about him" meaning "I like him very much".

 

[payal desai]

It doesn't mean anything. You could say "I am mad at him" which is mainly AmE meaning "I am angry with him", or you could say "I'm mad about him" meaning "I like him very much".

but why do we say mad at him is there any rule of using this preposition 'at' or generally spoken by native users

 

[birdeen's call]

but why do we say mad at him is there any rule of using this preposition 'at' or generally spoken by native users

Payal, bhaisahab corrected your previous post and keep making the same mistakes. You don't use capital letters or punctuation. It makes you posts difficult to read. Here's what your post should look like:

But why do we say 'mad at him'? Is there any rule of using this preposition 'at' or generally spoken by native users?

 

[payal desai]

OK, I couldn't see those corrections,was just concerned for the main queries.Anyways will keep in mind.

 

[payal desai]

Here we have a true study in irony.

Why??

 

[payal desai]

Do you understand the word irony?

I guess a way of speaking that shows you are joking...

 

[birdeen's call]

I may be wrong, payal, but I think Gilnetter meant this meaning of the word:

incongruity between what was expected and the outcome.

I believe he wanted to point out the irony of the fact that there are mistakes in my post in which I'm correcting you.