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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Help with word choice

Hi teacher, I am a bit confused with how to use the word 'confidence' and prepositions. Are both of these prepositions possible in these sentences?

Be confident 'in or of' yourself.

How to feel confident 'in or of' yourself.

You should feel confident 'in or of' yourself.

I feel that 'in' is natural and correct, But I am not sure about 'of' but I think it is also correct!
  

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Anonymous I feel that 'in' is natural and correct, Yes. Anonymous But I am not sure about 'of' but I think it is also correct! No.

— Anonymous

  • Anonymous I feel that 'in' is natural and correct, Yes.
  • Anonymous But I am not sure about 'of' but I think it is also correct!
  • No.
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AnonymousI feel that 'in' is natural and correct,
Yes.
AnonymousBut I am not sure about 'of' but I think it is also correct!
No.
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Anonymous Hi teacher, I am a bit confused with how to use the word 'confidence' and prepositions. Are both of these prepositions possible in these sentences?Be confident 'in or of' yourself.How to feel confident 'in or of' yourself.You should feel confident 'in or of' yourself.I feel that 'in' is natural and correct, But I am not sure about 'of' but I think it is also cor
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CalifJim(the) confidence of [person who has confidence/trust in someone or something]confidence in [person or thing that is trusted]We have the confidence of the committee to proceed with the project. (The committee trusts us.)We have confidence in the committee to complete the project. (We trust the committee.)
Thanks, CJ. I can see how these example work.
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AnonymousI am not sure about the example I wrote:You should feel confident 'in or of' yourself/him. Are both or only 'in' is possible?
I would never use 'of'. To my ear it has to be 'in'.
AnonymousIs 'in' the only correct choice for these?
Yes. That's the way I read it.

CJ
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CalifJimI would never use 'of'. To my ear it has to be 'in'.
I got it.

But you could use 'of' maybe in "I am confident of/in his ability to complete the project". Would only 'in' work here as well?
CalifJimYes. That's the way I read it.
Do you think that 'about' conveys the same meaning as 'in', may be
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AnonymousI am confident of/in in his ability to complete the project.
As mentioned before 'of' introduces the person or thing that trusts; 'in' indicates the person or thing that is trusted. Occasionally both occur in the same sentence:

The confidence of Americans in government
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CalifJimThe confidence of Americans in government has recently surged. (Americans trust government.)There is no doubt that the confidence of the world in the United Nations has been shaken. (The world trusts the UN.)He restored the confidence of the community in the Los Angeles Police Department. (The community
I got it now. Thanks for your awesome explanation
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