Re: protest/protest against

In article <464b7417$0$5100$ba4acef3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
John of Aix <j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It struck me ub readin a UK article this evening that, these days, to
say 'protest against' is somewhat tautological (or similar) for a prtest
is alawys 'against' somethin, in which case the version often used in
the USA, simply 'protest' (as a verb) is more logical even though as an
Engishman, it bothers me.

Any comments anyone?

I'm sure there are other verbs that only take one particular preposition
as part of their standard form, without being considered tautological.

But there is a big difference between someone protesting their innocence
and someone protesting against their innocence.

Cheers
Tony
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