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#2 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:18 am Usage of "be involved on" |
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Hi Nessie
1. Haven't you already asked about 'be involved on'? Generally speaking, 'be involved in' is the commonly used phrase.
To evaluate a possible use of 'be involved on', you would have to post a complete sentence.
2. I would say that I made a note about the time and date of a meeting - on my calendar - in my appointment book - in my time planner
And I think the Brits might still be saying - in my diary . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#3 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 16:56 pm Usage of "be involved on" |
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Hi Amy, Sorry for the matter of "be involved on". You know, I have so many queries that I can't remember which I have asked and which I haven't (+_+) Here is the use of "be involved on" in a complete context. please check if it is possible to use the phrase here: Hundreds of scientists have been involved on the research => this is a mistake correcting excercise and I think "be involved on" here is wrong, just because I often just see people use "be involved in", but my teacher said it was ok, and the mistake here is "have been involved". She claimed that it shouldn't be in passive voice here _________________ :(... something we never have again, I know... I guess I really really know.. :(
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#4 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 17:10 pm Usage of "be involved on" |
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Hi Nessie
"Hundreds of scientists have been involved in the research." = Some of those scientists may have stopped their research in the meantime, and the rest are probably still involved.
"Hundreds of scientists are involved in the research" = This is a statement of current fact. In other words, all of the "hundreds" are currently involved. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#5 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 17:31 pm Usage of "be involved on" |
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Thanks Amy, but could you please tell me some cases in which "be involved on" is used? (correctly and formally) or is it just used in spoken and non-standard English?
Sorry for being so fussy Many thanks once again Nessie _________________ :(... something we never have again, I know... I guess I really really know.. :(
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#6 (permalink) Sun Apr 06, 2008 17:33 pm Usage of "be involved on" |
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Hi Nessie
I'd use "be involved in". The only possible justification I can think of for using 'on' would be if "be involved" were somehow parsed separately from "on" in a sentence. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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| Optional test (Can the word 'involve' ever be used with 'on'?) | You have too much invested vs. You have invested too much |