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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

Which is correct, "I have the guts to say that to his face", "I have the guts to say that on his face" and "I have the guts to say that in his face"? If all or two of them are possible then what is the difference between them?

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To is the normal preposition in this case. I've never heard the others used.

— Philip

  • To is the normal preposition in this case.
  • I've never heard the others used.
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To is the normal preposition in this case. I've never heard the others used.
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Almost always you say something to someone's face. "on" is wrong here. "in someone's face" is a valid expression in itself, but is not an obvious choice after "say". If used, I guess it would suggest putting your face close to someone else's face and saying something agressively to them.
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I have heard people say, "She has an 'in your face' attitude".
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GPY "in someone's face" is a valid expression
Yes, agreed. It is used to say a person is getting very personal (and perhaps physically too close).
"He was angry and was all up in my face, yelling and screaming about what I had done."
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fatimah0786"I have the guts to say that to his face",
When you say something "to his face," it is opposite of saying it "behind his back."

eg. Sue and Jane are talking about Kathy:

Sue: Jane, have you seen Kathy's new low-cut dress? She wants to wear it to my wedding!! It is awful. I would be very embarrassed if she wore it, but I don't wan
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