Is there any merit to "Angry 'on' you"?

Question

Currently where I live there are almost ZERO English native speakers. I love that though. Not because I seek the attention of being the only native speaker around but because it gives me the perfect opportunity to learn the other language with a native perspective. I hear more and more people trying to offer the phrase, *I am angry **on** you* or other flavours of this such as *I am surprised **on** you* etc. My question is, could this be considered good English as opposed to grammar (which normally go hand in hand)? I understand the meaning behind it of course and I **like** the mental imagery of how someone can feel the possibility to place a weight _on top_ of you based on their disappointment and so on. Should I correct them or keep enjoying their broken English for my own personal entertainment ?

Answer 1

I have never heard these expressions--as far as I know, it's more grammatically correct to use the preposition 'at.' Angry at you, surprised at you. You may correct your friends if you wish, though they may not enjoy it very much!

Answer 2

I live in a part of Indiana where there are virtually no non-native English speakers. Here's how Hoosiers (second, third, fourth or fifth generation English speakers from especially rural Indiana) speak when you ask them if they've been to the grocery store, "No, I haven't went yet." They've all gone to the same schools for 12 years, passed English but that's how they speak. So my two cents piece of advice is to just keep enjoying their company.