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Wed 17 Nov, 2010 10:53 pm
According to Mr Marcel Schlatter, a police spokesman, Fricker will be charged for the alleged offences.
Why is 'for' used? I have been taught to use 'with'. However, the journalist uses 'for'. Have I been taught wrongly?
Thanks in advance.
I think the reporter is wrong.
"charged for commiting the offence"
charged with the offence of...
@dadpad,
Dadpad is right.
Which is unusual for an Australian.
I don't think this is a very important issue, however, i do agree with the two speakers of inferior forms of this language.
@Setanta,
I noticed that Set (was it he) sometimes refers to "the American language".
Bloody cheek. You'd think after 250 years practice they'd have got some of it right by now.
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