Is "What a shame to hong kong" grammartically correct?
In a video, a man said "What a shame to hong kong". But People's Daily uses "for" instead of "to".
Are both sentences correct?
I know "shame on you" is correct, can I say "what a shame on you"?
I also see someone uses "of", is "what a shame of hong kong" correct?
can anybody help me?
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I would say "what a shame for Hong Kong" if I felt something bad happened to Hong Kong.
I would say "how shameful for Hong Kong" if I felt Hong Kong did something bad.
I don't think I would ever say "what a shame to Hong Kong" because it doesn't sound natural to me.
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Eric, Thank you!
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Hi vjso, I can confirm to you that both are equally correct. "What a shame to Hong Kong"="What a shame for Hong Kong". When you say to someone " Shame on you" or "what a shame on you" they both imply that the person did something bad. However when you say "What a shame on you" this can be more ambiguous because it can also mean that someone ELSE did something shameful to the person. In short, the differences are very elusive. For the most part "shame on you" is the most used.
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