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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

knowledge of or in

Thank you for your knowledge in polycarbonate plastics.

Can this be said?

Thanks!
  

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'Knowledge of' would be more correct in this instance, but you could you 'knowledge in the field of polycarbonate plastics' as well. What is the context? It is a little odd (to my ear) to thank someone for simply knowing something.

— Jherad

  • 'Knowledge of' would be more correct in this instance, but you could you 'knowledge in the field of polycarbonate plastics' as well.
  • What is the context?
  • It is a little odd (to my ear) to thank someone for simply knowing something.
  • Are you perhaps thanking them for 'passing on some of their knowledge of polycarbonate plastics'?
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'Knowledge of' would be more correct in this instance, but you could you 'knowledge in the field of polycarbonate plastics' as well.

What is the context? It is a little odd (to my ear) to thank someone for simply knowing something. Are you perhaps thanking them for 'passing on some of their knowledge of polycarbonate plastics'?
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JheradQuote
Yes, passing on their knowledge about polycabonate plastics to me.
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Great, so you could use:

'Thank you for passing on your knowledge of polycarbonate plastics to me'.

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'Thank you for passing on some of your knowledge in the field of polycarbonate plastics to me'

I would probably use 'some of', unless you feel that they taught you absolutely everything they know on the subject. 'Imparting' would also be a suitable replacement
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