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Is to “tell off” a particularly British expression?
I'm translating a short story from Spanish into English. A small child says (literally):
Why don’t we knock?” I asked. “They’re gonna tell us off.”
(The Spanish is: Nos van a regañar.) I've ...
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“Speak to” vs. “Speak with”
What are the differences between these two phrasal verbs and what are the best situations to use each?
