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Questions #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:49 am   Questions
 

1. Your attitude about going was quite different.====> Can I use "to" instead of "about" here, as in "your attitude to life'?

2. Best wishes to you or best wishes for you? =======> I think it's "to", meaning "I want to give my best wishes to you", right?

3. You are talking too much. You are speaking too much. You are saying too much.===> Which is right?

4. You leave me with no choice. What about "You're leaving me with no choice"? If it's also acceptable, what's the difference?

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Questions #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:41 am   Questions
 

1. Yes, in that sense.
2. You are right - 'to' is natural. 'For' would be used when speaking about whatever you are making the wishes about, rather than the person you are wishing them upon.
Best wishes to you / Best wishes for that.
3. All of them. There is a subtle difference between the other two and 'saying' - 'You are saying too much' usually means 'you are giving away information that it is better to keep quiet about.'
4. Yes, it's acceptable. The only real difference is the sense of action you get from the second.
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Questions #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:09 am   Questions
 

1. You talk too much.

2. You are talking too much.

Are they both acceptable when you express your opinion about the fact that someone IS talking too much? What's the difference then?
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Questions #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 01, 2011 20:32 pm   Questions
 

1. - You generally talk too much.
2. - You are talking too much right now.
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