Jose Carillo's English Forum
English Grammar and Usage Problems => Use and Misuse => Topic started by: Spreen on June 30, 2009, 09:47:50 PM
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Hello, Sie Joe!
When do we use "angry at" and "angry with" to a person or persons?
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Hello, Sie Joe!
When do we use "angry at" and "angry with" to a person or persons?
Reagan
People usually use "angry at" when referring to their anger toward particular persons or groups of people, as in "I'm angry at Joanna for what she did last night" and in "They were angry at their foreign guests for abusing their hospitality." On the other hand, they use "angry with" when referring to the particular act or thing they are angry at, as in "I'm angry with what Joanna did last night" and "They were angry with the insinuations of their foreign guests that their accommodations weren't good enough."
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In Spain, there's only one way to use it:
angry with - enfadarse con (to get angry or annoyed). ;)
Another example:
to talk/speak to/with - hablar con
By the way Joe, here's the literal translation of:
teacher (in secondary school) - profesor/a (hence, students simply abbreviate this word," profe"
teacher (in primary school) - maestro/a
Professor - Catedratico/a (university level)
Regards.
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People say "angry at" when they are talking about a non-living thing, like a situation or action, or when they feel anger about a larger thing than a person, such as a company or school.
"Angry with" is more often used when discussing anger directed at a person or people. However, most people are not this concerned or careful about whether they use "angry with" or "angry at."