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Ramin
is it correct to say ...?
who do you want to complain about?
or
who do you want to complain from?
28 janv. 2018 17:31
Réponses · 3
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In English you complain “about” someone, not “from” someone. By the way, technically, the correct sentence in English is WHOM do you want to complain about, not “who.” That’s because the verb “complain” takes an object and in this sentence the object is “who” , and in the objective case who becomes whom. But, I admit millions of native speakers make this mistake all the time because English speakers are sloppy and lazy speakers as it is.
28 janvier 2018
1
The correct sentence is: What do you want to complain about? (If we mean 'a thing') or Whom do you want to complain about? (If we mean a person)
I hope it helps. :)
28 janvier 2018
''About" is correct. "From" would have almost the opposite meaning: "The company received several complaints *from* angry customers. The customers complained *to* the company's public-relations department. They complained *about* the company's exploding phones."
28 janvier 2018
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Ramin
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Français, Persan (farsi)
Langue étudiée
Anglais, Français
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