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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Review on/ Review about/Review of? #169380 07/30/2007 11:50 AM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 callithump journeyman callithump journeyman Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 91 If I want to say "this is a review __ that moview", which preposition should I use? About, on or of? Do inform me if you see any corrections needed in my written English. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Review on/ Review about/Review of? callithump #169383 07/30/2007 2:39 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I would say "this is a review of that movie", or more likely "this is a movie review of [name of movie]". The other two prepositions seem odd in this context. Although, about seems slightly less odd than on. (I speak West Coast American English.) Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Review on/ Review about/Review of? zmjezhd #169393 07/31/2007 11:14 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada It's of in west coast Canadian too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Review on/ Review about/Review of? Zed #169396 08/01/2007 2:52 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Also here in La-La Land dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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