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#2 (permalink) Wed Jan 23, 2008 15:02 pm "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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| Ichiro, "confident of" and "confident in" are the same thing. As far as I can tell, they're completely interchangeable and both correct. If you believe Google search statistics, the exact phrase "confident in" is about two-thirds more common than "confident of". |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Wed Jan 23, 2008 16:20 pm "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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| Thank you for replying to my question. It is very helpful. |
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Ichiro New Member
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#4 (permalink) Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:57 am "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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Thanks. Can you tell me more about the statistics. Where can I access the database? |
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Sympathy You can meet me at english-test.net
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#5 (permalink) Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:56 pm "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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| sympathy wrote: | Thanks. Can you tell me more about the statistics. Where can I access the database? |
You don't need to access a language database. You can just type each exact phrase into Google, and that will give you a rough idea.
"confident of" - 3,420,000 hits "confident in" - 6,170,000 hits |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:48 am "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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"I'm confident of him" mainly refers to his doing or action. "I'm confident in him" mainly refers to his personaliy. That's my opinion.Generally,before verb-ing,in may be used more often. |
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Lxguy I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:01 am "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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| lxguy wrote: | "I'm confident of him" mainly refers to his doing or action. "I'm confident in him" mainly refers to his personaliy. |
Google the exact phrases "confident of him" and "confident in him", look at the results, and you'll find your distinction doesn't hold true. Furthermore, you'll find that in the majority of examples of "confident in him" the word "him" refers to Jesus. (Maybe the PRC government will censor those out, but we can see it here.)
| lxguy wrote: | | That's my opinion.Generally,before verb-ing,in may be used more often. |
I didn't understand that statement. Could you try explaining it again? |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#8 (permalink) Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:52 am "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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1.Well,the two sentences I put forward are just two examples.Apparently they don't have any relation with Jesus.Besides him,many other pronouns can be followed. e.g. And your audience will feel your confidence. Your audience, too, will be confident. They will be confident in you.
2.By the way,I mean before a verb which is ended with ing form,"be confident in" may be used more often. e.g. The enterprise is confident in promoting innovation. confident in fighting illegal pricing |
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Lxguy I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#9 (permalink) Mon Sep 22, 2008 15:33 pm "confident of" vs. "confident in" |
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Someone suggested Googling the expression to see which preposition was used most often. But that way, you're not getting the correct grammar, just the most common usage. If you look at dictionary examples, such as the Merriam Webster online dictionary, you'll see that "confident of" is used.
For example, "I am confident of my ability to learn grammar." "I am confident of her trustworthiness."
But with "confidence," you need to use "in": "I have confidence in her trustworthiness."
If you have the sentence, "The enterprise is confident in promoting innovation." it would be better to change it to "confident that it can promote innovation" to make the meaning clear. |
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| In back of, in between. Incorrect? | Using the word premium as a verb. |