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Feb 16, 2009 · Feb 16, 2009. #3. I agree with sound shift. "fascination of" seems to imply that you are talking about the snakes being fascinating, rather than him being fascinated with them. (if that makes any sense!) "fascination for" sounds OK but I think "with" is by far the best option.
Mar 11, 2017 · Tamil. Mar 11, 2017. #4. I'd use "by" in that sentence but you're more likely to hear: The film I saw yesterday was fascinating. Both "fascinated by" and "fascinated with" can be used depending on the sentence. I can't think of a context in which "fascinated about" might be used. E.
Feb 16, 2019 · The two senses of fascination each take a different preposition. A person has a fascination with something they are very interested in (her fascination with the royal family), whereas something interesting holds a fascination for a person (words have always held a fascination for me). The Oxford English Corpus shows that the distinction is ...
Jan 7, 2008 · 'Entertain a fascination for' floise . adrien New Member. Helsinki. Suisse, Français
Jul 28, 2009 · New Mexico, USA. USA/English. Jul 28, 2009. #2. These two phrases are both correct - and really are context driven as to which is the better choice for the context. I would say: It's fascinating for me in a situation where I am describing an experience I have had, or will have again. Such as, It's fascinating for me to watch my baby begin to walk.
Jul 2, 2017 · Jul 2, 2017. #2. thetazuo said: Jon Snow was staring at him, a look equal parts horror and fascination. equal parts = adjective + noun. This is ellipsis. The whole sentence is probably. "Jon Snow was staring at him with a look that comprised/combined equal parts of horror and fascination." As "to stare", in your sentence, is intransitive " with ...
May 28, 2015 · Hi lupo, ah.... the wonder (and fascination) of context! Yes, you can use "wonder" in that sense as a collocation with "have". I Googled "you have the wonder of" and I got 1,850,000 hits [oh, all right then, 55], not all of them, of course, in the sense you intend, but many of them give good examples (and maybe some ideas for your song!).
Aug 14, 2007 · English. Aug 14, 2007. #1. This comes from Chronicle of Death Foretold near the beginning in the sentence 'Santiago Nasar knew it was true, but church pomp had an irresistible fascination for him'. My guess is that it might be that the gaudy displays (pomp) were set up for him (to have an irrisistible fascination).
Aug 11, 2019 · There's overlap with these two words. The essential difference is that captivate has more to do with keeping people's attention, and fascinate has more to do with impressing people, causing them to be curious, and causing them to be very interested. You could look both words up in the dictionary to understand the difference between the two in a ...
Sep 12, 2014 · 1. The trip was absolutely fascinating. :tick: 2. The trip was very fascinating. :mad::confused: Hello, As you know (fascinating = very interesting) I want to know whether number 2 is ok or not? I mean can we use [very] for an adjective which has another [very] in itself or not? No source...
