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| MrPedantic wrote: |
Here are some unambiguous examples of "experience of", in which the "experience" is clearly "direct" and relates to "knowledge".
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i.e. relates to "knowledge" as opposed to "simply the effect an event or activity has on someone" (see earlier posts, page 2).
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| #33 (permalink) Fri May 23, 2008 23:22 pm Experience of vs Experience in |
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| MrPedantic wrote: |
i.e. relates to "knowledge" as opposed to "simply the effect an event or activity has on someone" (see earlier posts, page 2).
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So what do you get from "he has knowledge of IT" and "he has knowledge in IT"? |
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| #34 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 0:05 am Experience of vs Experience in |
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First shot:
| Molly wrote: |
experience of - indirect experience
experience in - direct experience
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he has experience of hard work/working hard = (ambiguous or unclear) he knows what hard work is, but it doesn't follow that he has experienced hard work first-hand or will have the ability to do hard work
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If the example is "ambiguous", it permits both interpretations ("direct" and "indirect").
Thus the second statement conflicts with the first; though (curiously enough) it's in accord with my comment that "experience in" implies direct experience, but "experience of" implies direct experience or indirect experience.
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| #35 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 12:41 pm Experience of vs Experience in |
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| Thus the second statement conflicts with the first; though (curiously enough) it's in accord with my comment that "experience in" implies direct experience, but "experience of" implies direct experience or indirect experience. |
No conflict, just a focus on the use of "experience of" to talk about indirect experience. Let me help you:
experience of - can express indirect experience
experience in - expresses direct experience
Mind, if you want to play the "I got there first" game, feel free. |
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| #36 (permalink) Sat May 24, 2008 21:49 pm Experience of vs Experience in |
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| Molly wrote: |
No conflict, just a focus on the use of "experience of" to talk about indirect experience. Let me help you:
experience of - can express indirect experience
experience in - expresses direct experience
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| Molly, earlier in this thread, wrote: |
experience of - indirect experience
experience in - direct experience
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I'm interested by your insertion of "can". Does that mean that you now accept that "experience of" can also express direct experience?
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