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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Starved for/of

Which is correct, "We are starved for/of revenues"?

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For me, it must be "starved of revenue". "for" just sounds wrong. However, there are sufficient plausible-looking Google hits for the latter to make wonder whether some native speakers do legitimately use it.

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  • For me, it must be "starved of revenue".
  • "for" just sounds wrong.
  • However, there are sufficient plausible-looking Google hits for the latter to make wonder whether some native speakers do legitimately use it.
  • Perhaps other forum members can comment.
  • Possibly it could be a BrE/AmE difference.
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For me, it must be "starved of revenue". "for" just sounds wrong. However, there are sufficient plausible-looking Google hits for the latter to make wonder whether some native speakers do legitimately use it. Perhaps other forum members can comment. Possibly it could be a BrE/AmE difference.
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