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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

'happy with' and 'happy about'

I am happy with his success. VS. I am happy about his success.

Do you think that 'happy with' and 'happy about' are interchangeable for the same meaning all the time or only sometimes they are interchangeable for the same meaning? Then, how about the case? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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I am happy about his success. This is what is commonly said. I am happy with his success.

— Canadian45

  • I am happy about his success.
  • This is what is commonly said.
  • I am happy with his success.
  • This is unusual and sounds odd, and I can't think of a situation in which I would definitely say that.
  • That sentence sounds like I am happy for myself, not happy for him.
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I am happy about his success. This is what is commonly said.

I am happy with his success. This is unusual and sounds odd, and I can't think of a situation in which I would definitely say that. That sentence sounds like I am happy for myself, not happy for him. But that is not to say that I would actually ever say it.
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Thank you so much and then when do I have to use 'happy with' phrase?
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AnonymousThank you so much and then when do I have to use 'happy with' phrase?
I am happy with my performance. She is happy with her test score. He is not happy with his new car.
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