"on the part of ---" = "of" ???

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'psychological change on the part of younger people'.

I guess that 'psychological change of younger people' has the same meaning.
Can 'on the part of --' be replaced with 'of' ?I
Without 'on the part', is there any problem?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

'psychological change on the part of younger people' makes it clear that the changes are coming from or being initiated by the younger people.

Best wishes, Clive

Pal · Answer

Can 'on the part of --' be replaced with 'of' ?I
Without 'on the part', is there any problem?

It cannot be replaced unless you want a change in meaning.

"psychological change on the part of younger people" means psychological change as far as younger people is concerned.

"psychological change of younger people" means young people is already having psychological changes on them

Hope it makes sense

Pieanne · Answer

I think it would be better if we had the whole sentence / context    <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/7.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/7.gif' alt='Emotion: tongue tied'/>

MrPedantic · Answer

PieanneI think it would be better if we had the whole sentence / context

It does seem odd. 'On the part of' suggests that 'younger people' are the agent of change; but 'psychological change' is something you undergo.

MrP

"on the part of ---" = "of" ???

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