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Jezabel Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing

In or with?

Hello, which of these sentences sounds better?

"I have experience with public speaking"
"I have experience in public speaking"

Thanks!.
  

Top answer

"... " sounds as if one had worked as a speaker. Or am I mistaken [:^)] ?

— Fair Lady

  • "...
  • " sounds as if one had worked as a speaker.
  • Or am I mistaken [:^)] ?
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I'm not a native speaker, but I'd rather use the second variant, or "experience of.."... To me "experience in.." sounds as if one had worked as a speaker. Or am I mistaken [:^)] ?
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Yes, you are fairly right.

Experience with = experience related to ........
Experience in = experience in doing .........
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Thank you Fair Lady and Clive Woodward,

now I can see the difference! Emotion: smile
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