Saturday, 23 January 2016

Don't you say "dabble into"

Saturday, January 23, 2016 Imagine this funny but annoying scenario: I wrote a piece and sent to the designated quarter. When it came out in a publication, my "dabble with" was replaced with "dabble into". I bet you can't imagine the anger I felt! I simply looked at it that the fellow would have thought I was wrong and he was right; after all, "dabble into" is what we hear everyone say. CAUTION: This is a blunder I know the majority of people commit, too often. Sorry, may I sound it to your ears that you don't "dabble into", you simply "dabble with/in/at". Any of "with", "in" and "at" is correct to collocate with "dabble". Let me cite an example: I hate people that "dabble with" other people's business (not "dabble into"). Kindly note!

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