“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.”
This is a beautiful quote by the artist, Claude Monet. It’s also a perfect example of the correct use of discuss in English.
Discuss and talk about are equal in meaning. In conversations with English learners, I often hear “discuss about,” which is a common mistake.
Discuss = talk about
You can say this:
- Ron will discuss the options with his business partner.
- Can we discuss this tomorrow?
- The lawyer couldn’t discuss his case with reporters.
….or you can say it this way:
- Ron will talk about the options with his business partner.
- Can we talk about this tomorrow?
- The lawyer couldn’t talk about his case with reporters.
You can’t say discuss about:
- Ron will discuss about the options with his business partner. - wrong
- Can we discuss about this tomorrow? - wrong
- The lawyer couldn’t discuss about his case with reporters. - wrong
Discuss about is a common mistake to avoid.
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