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Nsfs2 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

On/by

Hi,

Do we take things on/by (trust/faith)?

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Never heard "on faith". "In faith", yes.
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COCA has dozens of citations for 'on faith'

Actually, it has hundreds, but many of these are of 'rely on faith' or similar expressions,
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fivejedjonCOCA has dozens of citations for 'on faith'Actually, it has hundreds, but many of these are of 'rely on faith' or similar expressions,
I was referring to "trust on faith".
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The question was about on or by faith and on or by trust.
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There are over 50 COCA citations for take on faith.
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fivejedjonThere are over 50 COCA citations for take on faith.
Does that mean much?
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Anonymous.Does that mean much?
You said that you had never heard 'on faith'. I was showing you where you could see examples of it used. It is used,
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I see now that is is used, just as "me and X" is used, but is it good usage?
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'Take on faith' is fine.
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