take pride in / pride oneself on

[JarekSteliga]

I We take pride in our cities.
II We pride ourselves on our cities.



1. Are above sentences synonymous?
2. If so, which of them is a native speaker more likely to use?

[bhaisahab]

I We take pride in our cities.
II We pride ourselves on our cities.



1. Are above sentences synonymous?
2. If so, which of them is a native speaker more likely to use?

Yes, they mean more or less the same. I've seen both but I'd be very unlikely to say either of them.

[JarekSteliga]

Yes, they mean more or less the same. I've seen both but I'd be very unlikely to say either of them.

Thank you.

Does that mean that you simply are proud of somebody (including yourself) or something or that you are proud to do something or that you are proud that this or that happens (in all possible tenses)?

Why are the forms given in the title of this thread unlikely to be used by yourself?

[emsr2d2]

I We take pride in our cities.
II We pride ourselves on our cities.



1. Are above sentences synonymous?
2. If so, which of them is a native speaker more likely to use?

In my opinion, the first is fine but the second is a little unnatural. I would be more likely to be specific about what aspects of cities we pride ourselves on:

We pride ourselves on the cleanliness of our cities.
We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our cities.

[JarekSteliga]

In my opinion, the first is fine but the second is a little unnatural. I would be more likely to be specific about what aspects of cities we pride ourselves on:

We pride ourselves on the cleanliness of our cities.
We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our cities.

Thank you.


Would you be very hard put to come up with a rule behind this?

[5jj]

Yes

[emsr2d2]

Thank you.

Would you be very hard put to come up with a rule behind this?

Yes, it would be very hard (or at least, I would find it very hard) to come up with a rule.

[JarekSteliga]

Yes, it would be very hard (or at least, I would find it very hard) to come up with a rule.

One must face the reality that grammar can assist a learner only so much and that ultimately things are down to practice.