> Dear Martha, It is not a British usage. 'Concerned with' is normal here. I have never heard 'concerned to'. Edmond Dr. Edmond Wright 3 Boathouse Court Trafalgar Road Cambridge CB4 1DU England Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/elw33/ Phone [00 44] (0)1223 350256 > > > > Dear List Members-- > > I am concerned about this usage from Daniel Green's The Reading Experience > published online: > > "Much of Sontag's essay is concerned to break down the opposition between > 'style' and 'content,' but . . ." > What do you think of it? (I would have written "concerned with breaking down > the opposition between 'style and content,' but . . .") > > Is this a British usage? > > Thank you. > Martha > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/