- 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
- 6 years experience - WordReference Forums
We need you to offer us at least 6 years' experience in sales I don't understand the construction "6 years' experience", I'd have used "6 years of experience" Any explanation? Thank you very much in advance!
- The Languages of India: Mutual intelligibility
Which are the most common non-native languages that Indians would be likely to know? In my experience, bilingualism is very common in India, however I can only speak for the north North Indians are typically bilingual in their regional tongue and Hindi or English, or at least the ones I encountered were
- 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
- que jai vécu(e)(s) - accord du participe passé de vivre
Toute la question est de savoir si le complément est un COD, auquel cas le participe passé s'accorde avec lui s'il le suit, ou si c'est un complément de mesure, auquel cas le participe passé reste invariable La distinction n'est pas toujours aisée Dans vos exemples, j'écrirais : Cette période que j'ai vécue à Paris a été riche en événements (COD) Les dix années que j'ai vécu
- 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
- 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)
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