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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent


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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 13:47 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent.

Is 'at' the correct preposition?

Thanks a lot.
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 13:59 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

I think there should be "by",but I'm net sure
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #3 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 14:00 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

pljuchik wrote:
I think there should be "by",but I'm net sure


Or "with".
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 14:12 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Could some member please confirm whether 'at' is the correct preposition?

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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #5 (permalink) Wed Apr 23, 2008 14:42 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Molly wrote:
pljuchik wrote:
I think there should be "by",but I'm net sure


Or "with".


Yes or "with" but I don't think "at" is correct
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #6 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:30 am   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

What's the meaning of honoured? Because I know only 'someone is respected and admired' and 'to feel very proud and pleased (to do)'. In the first case we use with or for.
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #7 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:31 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Of course 'I felt very honoured ... ' is not wrong, otherwise the other members wouldn't have replied to my post.
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #8 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 13:23 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Perhaps smb can let him express so,it isn't wrong but of course we had better say smth like "I'm proud "(in this case we use to do,as you have already written or to be proud of smb or smth,also there is an expression to be proud in being Americans,for instance.
Anyway,we can't say to be honoured at (we use by or with)as it isn't only grammaticaly incorrect but also the meaning of the sentence is spoilt.
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #9 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 13:51 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

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Of course 'I felt very honoured ... ' is not wrong, otherwise the other members wouldn't have replied to my post.

Didn't like my picture, did you? Never said it's incorrect. I couldn't understand the meaning of the sentence. (just misunderstanding) :)
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #10 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 14:22 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

SO NO ANSWER YET?
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #11 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 16:11 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Inga wrote:
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Of course 'I felt very honoured ... ' is not wrong, otherwise the other members wouldn't have replied to my post.

Didn't like my picture, did you? Never said it's incorrect. I couldn't understand the meaning of the sentence. (just misunderstanding) :)

It has nothing to do with your looks. In fact, you've a pleasant look.

HamburgEnglish said, "So no answer yet?" And I'll have to wait for some member who can let me know what the correct preposition is.
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #12 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 21:11 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Hi,

I don't really think you can be honoured at or by an opportunity. It would perhaps be better to write:

Quote:
I felt very honoured to have the opportunity to display my talent.


The reason I suggest this is because an opportunity can't really 'honour'.

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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #13 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 23:32 pm   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

Hi everybody
I think we can say "I felt very honoured with ..., or for ... or by ..."
But to say " .... honoured at the apportunity" I think it's wrong
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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #14 (permalink) Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:04 am   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

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correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent #15 (permalink) Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:21 am   correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent
 

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