Based on the the english-test.net's forum, http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic40513.html, "concern with" means involve with or on the topic of. "Concern about" means worry about. The sample usage sentence it gives is, the Department of Health is concerned with the welfare of the population and is concerned about the increase in the number of people smoking.
The English-test.net have a clearer definition between the two. From COCA, it provides these samples sentences: "The problem - the concern with global warming is the release of carbon dioxide, okay?" and "Other teachers enter into this work more slowly, often with great ambivalence and concern about its high level of demands."
Google titles also provide some example like, "Traffic safety is concern with new Fischer Crossings movie theater ..." and "Obama expresses concern about slowing economy - Yahoo! News".
Based on my research, "concern about" means "worry about" like, I'm concern about my mother's health. "Concern with" means worry about an issue like, I'm concern with the sluggish [sluggishness] of the economy.
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The word concern has many forms and uses. This assignment was to compare be concerned with and be concerned about. You have some examples of these phrases here from a website, but the examples from COCA are different. One example from Google is not copied correctly:
- "Traffic safety is concern with new Fischer Crossings movie theater
I think about should be used in this sentence:
- "Concern with" means worry about an issue like, I'm concern with the sluggish[sluggishness] of the economy.
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