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busy at/with ?

 
 
Reply Thu 2 Jul, 2009 01:43 am
what are you busy at? is this one right? or only can we say: what are you busy with?
 
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Reply Thu 2 Jul, 2009 01:51 am
What are you doing?
What are you so busy doing?
What are you busy with?

We don't usually use "at" in a phrase like that.

But you can say

I've been at it all day.
Busy at the workbench
Working at the harvest
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Reply Thu 2 Jul, 2009 03:07 am
I'm a Yank. I can't remember ever saying it, but over here I think we could just as easily say "busy at" if someone looked like they were really involved in doing something, might say "working at" too.
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