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0When you talk to a stranger on an Internet forum, do you say "I'm proud of you courage"? Is proud usually associated with someone you know? If not, how do you compliment the person?02br02br00Thanks0-

Optilang · Accepted Answer

0 I would say02br
00I admire your courage 0-

Cool Breeze · Answer

0 Hi N2G02br
01i00I'm proud of your courage02i00 is grammatically correct but saying it to someone on the Internet seems 01u00very02u00 odd to me.02br
00CB 0-

Avangi · Answer

0I don't often hear a person express pride in something to which he has no connection. 01i00I'm proud of the achievements of the human race02i00, is okay. 01i00I'm proud of the way the Secretary General of the02i00 01i00United Nations responded to the situation02i00, is okay, because he represents all of us.02br
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00On the other hand, I remember telling someone that I felt proud of Anita Hill when I watched her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on TV. Go figure. 02br
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00I guess we sometimes feel pride in the (fictitious) behavior of characters in a movie. The more I talk about this the more uncertain I am of my answer.02br
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00Pride is clearly a different emotion than admiration. I think you can take pride in knowing that something or someone exists. It's a different kind of "feel-good" than admiration. Am I wrong? Could be.02br
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00 - A.0-

Philip · Answer

0 I "am proud" indicates a personal affiliation.02br
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00I "admire" indicates simple approval. 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks, Optilang, CB, Avangi and Philip. I think I can safely conclude the following02br
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00I "am proud" indicates a personal affiliation.02br
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00I "admire" indicates simple approval.0-

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