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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Stubborn in or about?
Hi! everyone.Could you tell me,what exactly we use "stubborn about doing something" or stubborn in doing something"
Like in the following example-: John is stubborn in going to Paris and he won't back out from his intention. (Is "in" after stubborn is right or I should say "about"?
Thanks!
Like in the following example-: John is stubborn in going to Paris and he won't back out from his intention. (Is "in" after stubborn is right or I should say "about"?
Thanks!
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Stubborn about going to Paris = He is determined to go OR he is determined not to go. Stubborn in going to Paris = He is stubborn because he is going to Paris
- Stubborn about going to Paris = He is determined to go OR he is determined not to go.
- Stubborn in going to Paris = He is stubborn because he is going to Paris
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Stubborn about going to Paris = He is determined to go OR he is determined not to go.
Stubborn in going to Paris = He is stubborn because he is going to Paris
Stubborn in going to Paris = He is stubborn because he is going to Paris
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Hi! Thanks Sir for taking a look at my posts.
Are there some other prepositions that we use after "stubborn" such as- stubborn on doing something or stubborn at doing something?
Are there some other prepositions that we use after "stubborn" such as- stubborn on doing something or stubborn at doing something?
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Those two don't work, and none others spring to mind. One way to check such possibilities is to Google the word and see what preposition comes after it. I don't see any in the first couple of pages of Google hits.
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