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word choice - Which is correct: "with regards to," "in regards with," "regarding"?


I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right:



  • "in regards with something"

  • "with regards to something"

  • "regarding something"


I have also heard/read people using an arbitrary combination of the above (e.g. "in regards to"). Are those correct? If yes - are they equivalent or the usage depends on context?



Answer




I have been using the following phrases but I am still not confident that they are grammatically correct and sound right:


"in regards with something"



"in regard to" is the right way here.



"with regards to something"



This is OK. Somehow I have the feeling that "with regard to" is more normal though. Paul Brians seems to back this up.



"regarding something"



This is OK, e.g. film title "Regarding Henry", etc.



I have also heard/read people using an arbitrary combination of the above (e.g. "in regards to"). Are those correct? If yes - are they equivalent or the usage depends on context?



It's much easier to answer your question if you put in some examples you've seen. Anyway I hope the above is enough.


Note that there is a completely different usage "regards to" as in "give my regards to old Broadway and tell them I will soon be there" etc.


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