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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
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"She was offended on/at being compared to her sister."

Which is correct?: "She was offended on/at being compared to her sister."

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I would use by .

  • I would use by .
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fatimah0786 Which is correct?: "She was offended on/at being compared to her sister."Thanks.
In "offended [ ... ] being", by is the most used; at is less used; on is not used much. I would accept all three as correct, though I would regard on as just a little strange.

Like Philip, I would use by.

CJ
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Thanks for answering CalifJim and Philip. Is it the same case with the word 'amazed', do we use only 'amazed by'?

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fatimah0786Thanks for answering CalifJim and Philip. Is it the same case with the word 'amazed', do we use only 'amazed by'?
'amazed at' is used more than 'amazed by', but both are perfectly acceptable.

CJ
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fatimah0786 'amazed by'
It's correct, I'd use 'stunned by', though.
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Anonymous fatimah0786 'amazed by' It's correct, I'd use 'stunned by', though.
Emotion: speechless Hello?

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