Know your English
Is it wrong to say, "Protest against something"?
No, it isn't. It is possible for one to "protest against" or "protest about" something. Here are a few examples.
* We protested against the increase in student fees.
* Prabhakar is always protesting about something.
* The workers decided not to protest against the downsizing of the company.
* Most of us were planning to protest about the increased workload.
In American English it is possible to "protest" something. For example,
* We protested the increase in working hours.
* The students protested the indiscriminate firing by the police.
* The unions were protesting the war.
"The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns." — Herman Wouk
Source:
The Hindu daily, Tuesday, October 02, 2001
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