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Hi, 'At', not 'on'. Or you could say 'in'. Clive
- Hi, 'At', not 'on'.
- Or you could say 'in'.
- Clive
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So, for:
"He failed at/on the exam."
"at" is also more preferable over "on"?
"He failed at/on the exam."
"at" is also more preferable over "on"?
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Hi,
No. Here, the most standard phrase is 'He failed the exam'.
You could also say 'He failed life', but that sounds less good because an exam is obviously a direct test and life is less obviously a direct test.
Clive
No. Here, the most standard phrase is 'He failed the exam'.
You could also say 'He failed life', but that sounds less good because an exam is obviously a direct test and life is less obviously a direct test.
Clive
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If you fail at something, it means you're not good at (doing) something and it's not your forte:
He fails at math. (maybe he should take private lessons)
But if you fail something, like a test or school subject, you don't pass it:
He failed math. (he didn't pass the subject)
He fails at math. (maybe he should take private lessons)
But if you fail something, like a test or school subject, you don't pass it:
He failed math. (he didn't pass the subject)
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"He failed at love."
"He failed on love."
"He failed at the project."
"He failed on the project."
"He did poorly at the project."
"He did poorly on the project."
"He made money at the deal."
"He made money on the deal."
So, "at" is the preposition of choice when talking about how one did in some activity?
"He failed on love."
"He failed at the project."
"He failed on the project."
"He did poorly at the project."
"He did poorly on the project."
"He made money at the deal."
"He made money on the deal."
So, "at" is the preposition of choice when talking about how one did in some activity?
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Hi,
"He failed at love." at or in
"He failed on love."
"He failed at the project."
"He failed on the project." OK. Or maybe 'in'
"He did poorly at the project."
"He did poorly on the project." OK
"He made money at the deal."
"He made
"He failed at love." at or in
"He failed on love."
"He failed at the project."
"He failed on the project." OK. Or maybe 'in'
"He did poorly at the project."
"He did poorly on the project." OK
"He made money at the deal."
"He made
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Assuming this is correct:
"He failed at world peace."
how about this:
"He failed at/on the world-peace project."
?
"He failed at world peace."
how about this:
"He failed at/on the world-peace project."
?
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Hi,
ssuming this is correct:
"He failed at world peace."
how about this:
"He failed at/on the world-peace project."
These both seem like very unusual things to try to say.
What was he, the head of the United Nations?
Do you mean that he fai
ssuming this is correct:
"He failed at world peace."
how about this:
"He failed at/on the world-peace project."
These both seem like very unusual things to try to say.
What was he, the head of the United Nations?
Do you mean that he fai
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Let's try more-common-person examples:
"He failed at/on simple tasks."
"He struggled at/on simple tasks."
"He failed at/on simple tasks."
"He struggled at/on simple tasks."
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SheltieBites"He failed at/on simple tasks.""He struggled at/on simple tasks."I believe the most natural prepositions in those sentences would be:
"He failed at simple tasks."
"He struggled with simple tasks."
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