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What is the difference between meeting with someone or meeting someone?
For example when I would like to ask someone if he is happy to meet with me and my friend for the first time, how should I ask? "If you are up to meeting us" or "if you are up to meeting with us"?
I tried to google this and use the search, but I couldn't find an answer.
approach to NOUN
When used as a verb, 'approach' takes no preposition. However, when as a noun, it requires a preposition, otherwise you end up with two nouns in a row: "The pilot's approach [ ] the runway was too low." The question is which preposition is most appropriate.
Using the more literal example I gave above, it's easy to see why 'to' is more appropriate than 'for', and this still holds for more abstract uses:
"my approach to the problem"
"an iterative approach to the travelling salesman problem"
I have heard both, and probably use both myself undistinguishly. My usual sources conflict on that one, actually. The New Oxford American Dictionary, which is, well, American, says:
at short (or a moment's) notice
with little warning or time for preparation: tours may be canceled at short notice.
On the other hand, Merriam-Webster’s says
- (US) We can be ready on short notice. = (Brit) We can be ready at short notice.
- (US) Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice. = (Brit) Thank you for meeting with me at such short notice.
The Corpus of Contemporary American English agrees with the latter, as it gives 33 hits for “at short notice” against 187 hits for “on short notice”. Google ngrams gives the same picture, but slightly less contrasted:
Best Answer
Typically, if you "meet with someone," you already know the person, and you are setting up an arranged time to talk.
To "meet someone" usually means to greet them for the first time.