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Rocilito
Argentina

Use of language problem
 
Hi dear collegues!

Please, help me!

How do you say? 

JUSTIFY WITH / ON / OR NO PREPOSITION?

I want to say that I will justify my choice with/on theory???

I�m lost!!!!

Thanks a lot!

28 May 2012      





ascincoquinas
Portugal

Hi Rocilito!
 
Here �s the longman online dictionary definition:
 
jus‧ti‧fy past tense and past participle justified, present participle justifying, third person singular justifies [transitive]
1 to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable:
Ministers must appear before parliament and justify their actions.
justify doing something
How can we justify spending so much money on arms?
justify yourself (=prove that what you are doing is reasonable)
I don �t have to justify myself to you or anyone else.
2 to be a good and acceptable reason for something:
Nothing justifies murdering another human being.
3 technical to arrange lines of words on a page or computer screen so that they form a straight edge on both the right and left sides
 
Hope this helps

28 May 2012     



niacouto
Portugal

Hi Rocilito,

From the (very) general context you are providing, I would suggest: I will support my choice on the theory...

Don �t know... Hope it helps
:-)

28 May 2012     



Lilia Laz
Tunisia

Hi,

 
I would say Justify ... one �s idea/opinion/answer... with ....details/information/arguments
 
Greetings from Tunisia

28 May 2012     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

I will justify my choice of theory with the following arguments...

28 May 2012     



Rocilito
Argentina

Thanks everyone a lot! I think for the context I need it, I will use niacouto�s suggestion!!
Thank you!!

28 May 2012