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Usage of "fight" and "fight with"



 
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:03 am   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
Hi,

Which one of the following sentences is more appropriate and why?
1. He had to fight with two thugs.
2. He had to fight two thugs.

Thanks,

MG.
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:07 am   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
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If you mean fisticuffs, both seem fine and synonymous to me.
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:23 am   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
And "He had to fight against two thugs."?
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #4 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:33 am   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
the same, but against is better speaking about something 'global': against the Nazis (war), fighting against the world, fight against drugs. But not necessary.
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #5 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:08 am   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
Inga wrote:
the same, but against is better speaking about something 'global': against the Nazis (war), fighting against the world, fight against drugs. But not necessary.


What do you mean by "not necessary"?

And I agree with you regarding collocation of "fight against + noun"

Here are some of the main ones from the BNC.

fight against terrorism/cancer/crime/inflation/fascism/corruption.
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #6 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 13:32 pm   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
Quote:
What do you mean by "not necessary"?

I meant:
a) not only with 'something global'
b) it's not always necessary to use the preposition (e.g. against)
People are fighting against repression and injustice.
We will fight terrorism, wherever it exists.
Recognizing the all-too familiar symptoms, Manville fought against the gathering depression before it took too firm a hold on him.
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #7 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 13:58 pm   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
I would have chosen "but not necessarily" .
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Usage of "fight" and "fight with" #8 (permalink) Thu Jun 19, 2008 14:02 pm   Usage of "fight" and "fight with"		  
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