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Rotter Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Difficulty
1.I have had difficulty in reading with my old eyeglasses.
2. I have had difficulty reading with my old eyeglasses.
I think it is usuallly 'difficulty in' something.
Are both fine?
2. I have had difficulty reading with my old eyeglasses.
I think it is usuallly 'difficulty in' something.
Are both fine?
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Hi, Both are OK. I more often encounter it without 'in'. Clive
- Hi, Both are OK.
- I more often encounter it without 'in'.
- Clive
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Thanks Clive
I have difficulty to read with my old eyeglasses.
The above is not correct. What is the error?
I have difficulty to read with my old eyeglasses.
The above is not correct. What is the error?
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Hi,
We don't say 'I have difficulty to do . . . '
The cpmmon term is 'glasses', not 'eyeglasses'.
Clive
We don't say 'I have difficulty to do . . . '
The cpmmon term is 'glasses', not 'eyeglasses'.
Clive
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Thanks Clive
So it should always be 'difficulty doing something'.
I guess difficulties is possible.
1.I have had difficulty in reading with my old glasses.
4.I have had difficulties in reading with my old glasses.
Do you find a difference between the above 2 sentences?
So it should always be 'difficulty doing something'.
I guess difficulties is possible.
1.I have had difficulty in reading with my old glasses.
4.I have had difficulties in reading with my old glasses.
Do you find a difference between the above 2 sentences?
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Thanks Clive
I am curious about the use of 'difficult to do something'
It should always be 'difficult doing something'.
What is the reason for not using, for example, 'difficult to repair cars'?
Is this against the usage? It may be the idiom.
Please tell me.
I am curious about the use of 'difficult to do something'
It should always be 'difficult doing something'.
What is the reason for not using, for example, 'difficult to repair cars'?
Is this against the usage? It may be the idiom.
Please tell me.
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Hi,
I have difficulty to do something is not correct usage.
It is difficult to do something is fine.
Clive
I have difficulty to do something is not correct usage.
It is difficult to do something is fine.
Clive
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Thanks Clive
I have difficulty writing Russian.
You have difficuty writing Russian.
He has difficulty writing Russian.
They have difficulty writing Russian.
We have difficulty writing Russian.
It is difficult to write Russian.
When it comes to impersonal sentences, it is correct to write 'difficult do something'.
I have difficulty writing Russian.
You have difficuty writing Russian.
He has difficulty writing Russian.
They have difficulty writing Russian.
We have difficulty writing Russian.
It is difficult to write Russian.
When it comes to impersonal sentences, it is correct to write 'difficult do something'.
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Hi,
That's fine
But we also say things like
eg She is difficult to like.
eg He is difficult to teach English to.
Clive
That's fine
But we also say things like
eg She is difficult to like.
eg He is difficult to teach English to.
Clive
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Thanks Clive
eg She is difficult to like.
eg He is difficult to teach English to.
You don't like her. For you, there may be some aspects of her is in inconsistent with the way you want.
In this case, generally, it is common to say 'I don't like her'.
She is difficult to like
Do
eg She is difficult to like.
eg He is difficult to teach English to.
You don't like her. For you, there may be some aspects of her is in inconsistent with the way you want.
In this case, generally, it is common to say 'I don't like her'.
She is difficult to like
Do
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