Which is the correct preposition here?

... reputation of ...

He has a reputation of being kind to others.

He has a reputation as a gifted story teller.

reputation for is possible.

Is there any difference between of and for?

Hi

It is more a question of usage than difference in meaning.

Dr. John Radcliffe, known by contemporaries as ‘the Aesculapius of his age’, had a great reputation as a physician in the late Seventeenth century, ...

He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers.

He has the reputation of being a very rough playe

Yoong LiatIt is more a question of usage than difference in meaning.




This is beside the point but, Yoong Liat, would there be any difference if it read 'it is more of a question of usage than difference in meaning' instead?

Thank you

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PeaceblinkfriendThis is beside the point but, Yoong Liat, would there be any difference if it read 'it is more of a question of usage than difference in meaning' instead?

I would say that the 'of' is unnecessary.

jerk21189He has a reputation ( of/as ) being kind to others.

I would have said reputation for being kind.
A person or a business has a reputation. The reputation which 'belongs to him/her/it' is the reputation of the person or the reputation of the business.
the reputation of the president, the reputation of Microsoft