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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Correct Statement

In a publication, which one of the following statements would be correct?

This is a comment from a participant in the National Teleconference.

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This is a comment from a participant of the National Teleconference.

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We 'participate in' an activity, so that 'participant in' would be more natural. The second is possible but not colloquial.

— Mister Micawber

  • We 'participate in' an activity, so that 'participant in' would be more natural.
  • The second is possible but not colloquial.
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We 'participate in' an activity, so that 'participant in' would be more natural. The second is possible but not colloquial.
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There lies the confusion. I am aware that a person "participants in" an activity. However, when you have a statement such as, "This is a comment from a participant of the Nat'l. Teleconference," to me "of" sounds more appropriate and "in" sounds awkward.

Thanks, for the reply.
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Not to me. 'Of' sounds awkward, and 'in' appropriate. I am a university-educated, upper middle-class Canadian-American native English speaker. There may be (!) other opinions.
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