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what's the difference between 'complain of ' and' complain about'?
2011年4月2日 11:57
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Right now I can't think of an example where "complain of" would be correct English. Someone could use the noun form of the word and say "the complaint of", as in "the complaint of your friend is that you study too much". "to complain about" - "about' is the preposition and "complain" is the verb. You can also complain "to" someone "about" something.
2011年4月2日
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"Complain of" is used to describe experiencing pain or discomfort in our bodies, for example, He is complaining of chest pain, She complained of an ear infection.
2012年2月17日
here is an example for 'complain of' : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/complain
2011年4月2日
Complain of is used in older English novels. "She is complaining of a slight chill". Modern usage would be "She is complaining about her cold" or "She is complaining that she is sick"
2011年4月2日
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