be respectful of/to others

[Rollercoaster1]

You should be respectful of/to others.

Which preposition is correct?

 

[NamelessKing]

I think it is respectful to/towards others.

NOT A TEACHER.

 

[Rollercoaster1]

I think it is respectful to/towards others.

NOT A TEACHER.

I have seen, somewhere, written 'be respectful of others'.

 

[jutfrank]

If you want to talk about respectful behaviour around other people, use towards.

If the thing that you respect is not a person, use of instead.

 

[TheParser]

NOT A TEACHER

Hello, Rollercoaster:

I have found an article on Google that may interest you.

Just google: prepositions after "respectful" lingohelp


DEAR MODERATORS: I posted this information earlier for the OP but it was deleted without a note. Is there a legal problem?

 

[emsr2d2]

There are no deleted posts in this thread, TheParser. I don't know what happened to your post but it wasn't deleted.

 

[TheParser]

There are no deleted posts in this thread, TheParser. I don't know what happened to your post but it wasn't deleted.

Thank you, EMSR, for your note.

I am glad that I did not violate any copyright laws or forum rules.

 

[Phaedrus]

You should be respectful of/to others.

You might also consider different phrasing:

You should treat others with respect.

 

[Rover_KE]

Thank you, EMSR, for your note.

Please note that you can abbreviate this moderator's username to ems. The r belongs to R2D2.

Don't worry—it's not a big deal.