I would say about.
Results 1 to 10 of 12
Thread: Trepidation
-
02-Aug-2003, 06:58 #1Will Guest
Trepidation
Should one use 'on' or 'of' after trepidation?
Ex.
I have a few trepidations on attending college.
-or-
I have a few trepidations of attending college.
-
02-Aug-2003, 21:59 #2
Moderator
- Join Date
- Feb 2003
- Posts
- 16,546
-
04-Aug-2003, 02:29 #3Will Guest
Oh! Yeah, that would make sense. Never thought about using 'about' before. Thanks.
-
07-Aug-2003, 17:51 #4
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
- Join Date
- Nov 2002
- Posts
- 72,657
I'd generally use it in a prepositional pharse 'in fear and trepidation', complete with a spot of tautology.
-
11-Aug-2003, 16:55 #5Will Guest
Tautology. Yeah, I had to look that one up, but that's what I was going to say. The phrase is redundant.
-
11-Aug-2003, 19:37 #6
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
- Join Date
- Nov 2002
- Posts
- 72,657
As a sesquipedalian, you might like to add 'pleonasm' to your collection.
-
11-Aug-2003, 21:45 #7
Moderator
- Join Date
- Feb 2003
- Posts
- 16,546
English has an abundance of tautological pairs like fear and trepidation and cease and desist.
:wink:
-
11-Aug-2003, 22:10 #8
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
- Join Date
- Nov 2002
- Posts
- 72,657
PS- did you see my post about contranyms? I don't know how to post links in this forum, but I thought 'yield' might be one for the list as it works in both directions.
-
11-Aug-2003, 23:54 #9
Moderator
- Join Date
- Feb 2003
- Posts
- 16,546
What are the contrary definitions of "yield"? (I see everything.)
:wink:
-
12-Aug-2003, 00:15 #10
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
- Join Date
- Nov 2002
- Posts
- 72,657
Ield give in- away
yield produce -towards
