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Repi Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Object vs subject?

Are they interchangable? When do we use them? For example: object or subject of my affection?
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"Object of my affection" is the more common phrase. "Subject" is not wrong, but not very commonly used.

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  • "Object of my affection" is the more common phrase.
  • "Subject" is not wrong, but not very commonly used.
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"Object of my affection" is the more common phrase. "Subject" is not wrong, but not very commonly used.
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So are they pretty much the same in this sense or are there contexts in which only one or the other can be used?
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I checked the American Corpus. There were 30+ instances of "object" and none at all of "subject."
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Repiobject or subject of my affection?
You [have affection for / love] another person.

You are the subject of your affection. (the person giving the affection)
The other person is the
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