ShirleyLing
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- Joined
- Jun 24, 2011
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
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- United States
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/nyregion/01discrim.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/nyregion/accuser-in-nypd-rape-case-says-she-is-devastated.html
Are there subtle differences between "disappointed in" and "disappointed by" only known to native speakers?
In a statement, an appeals lawyer for the city, Julie Steiner O’Donnell, said, “We are very disappointed in the court’s decision and in its interpretation of the N.Y.C. Human Rights Law.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/nyregion/accuser-in-nypd-rape-case-says-she-is-devastated.html
Five days after two New York police officers were acquitted of rape charges, their accuser broke her silence, releasing a statement in which she said she was “devastated and disappointed by the jury’s decision.”
Are there subtle differences between "disappointed in" and "disappointed by" only known to native speakers?