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Ssittoesl Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

"in awe" and or "with awe"

Hello,

Please advise if the sentence below is correct.

1. They stared at the huge tiger "with awe".

I believe the correct grammar shoud be:

They stared at the huge tiger IN AWE.

Thanks for your assistance in this matter.
  

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I would use 'in awe' too. In a state of awe.

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  • I would use 'in awe' too.
  • In a state of awe.
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I would use 'in awe' too. In a state of awe.
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Hi, There seems to be a difference in meaning between to be in awe of and to be awed at but I can't define it.

 I am still somewhat in awe of its size and complexity.
 I am (still) somewhat awed at its size and complexity.
 The observers were in awe of the destructive power of the new weapon.
 The observers were awed at the destructive pow
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There is no difference in meaning. You are in awe (noun) of something because you are awed (verb) by its power, complexity, magnitude, etc.
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Hi, thanks. But are you sure, considering what your signature suggests at the bottom?
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K.O., yes I am sure.

By my signature, I don't mean I am a beginning English learner. I enjoy learning English and I will never stop. Look at it this way, even the most accomplised gurus in this forum are still learners. To me if you stop learning, you might as well be dead!
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<There seems to be a difference in meaning between to be in awe of and to be awed at but I can't define it.>

I'm not sure if there's a difference in meaning, exactly; but there seems to be a difference in use.

For instance, it seems more usual to use "in awe"/"awe at" and "to be awed by" to express a genuine state of "awe", with a sense of "being arrested by the phenomenon
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" in awe " is used to describe a state

"feel awed" is used to state a fact

"in awe of" as MrPedantic said,it's used to express something half-jokingly.

am I right?
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Reminds of the story of John Wayne playing the Roman soldier in a film about Jesus.

Cut 1

JW: (In typical drawl) He really was the son of ***.

Cut 2

Director: can you say it with more awe?

JW: Aw! He really was the son of ***.
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