experience, of, in or with - WordReference Forums Hey everyone, Im trying to explain to a friend of mine the difference between having experience in of with and to tell you the truth think Ive done more damage than good with my rambling explanations so heres hoping we can get some collective explanations on the subject I have a lot of
From In my experience-preposition - WordReference Forums From my experience is possible, but not common (at least in BE) For example, if you look at the British National Corpus, you find 19 examples, compared with 194 for in my experience In the US corpus (COCA) there is a similar pattern: 165 from compared with 750 in (Judging) from my experience, it is true
I have experience of working with . . . or . . of work with . . . I have experience working with (no "of") The COCA (AE Corpus) has many examples of have experience of + gerund Here is one - Well, we have experience of operating in regimes in every part of the world, and they cover many different political shades So we will use our expertise to try to push the boundaries of what can be reported (Source)
experience of doing in doing - WordReference Forums I agree Sophie, 'experience in' often relates to an activity in which it is possible to become proficient or specialise; where different degrees of experience can be gained 'Experience of' is broader and relates to one's exposure to something (a place, activity, emotion, etc) However I feel that (A) is of course correct, but (B) is possibly incorrect (it anyway jars slightly), unless it is
3-year v. 3 years experience - WordReference Forums 3-year experience and 3 years' experience: 10-day vacation and 10 days' vacation: 4-week training and 4 weeks' training: 100-year history and 100 years' history? I think they are all used, right? I know some exceptions such as "2 weeks' notice"--maybe, it's idiomatic but you wouldn't say "2 week notice," would you? Please help Many thanks in
An Experience Where When - WordReference Forums I am a little lost Can you please tell me which one is more correct: 1 Most people had an early experience where their needs were ignored 2 Most people had an early experience when their needs were ignored 3 Most people had an early experience of having their needs ignored Many thanks!
Im telling you this by from experience. - WordReference Forums Hi :) ,, When advising a friend (ex- relationship , girls etc :D), " I have lots of experience about this subject , The same thing has happened to me once , They can not be trusted, I'm telling you this by from experience " which would be the correct one from experience Or by
It is a unique experience for to me - WordReference Forums 2 It is a unique experience to me: does it mean I find it to be a unique experience We can say, e g 'This experience is unique to New Zealand' It means that the experience cannot be found anywhere else in the world apart from in New Zealand Your second sentence literally means that you provide a unique experience to other people
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