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I'm aware there are different prepositions possible after disappointed : with , in , of , at . I'm particulary interested in the difference between with and in . I'm disappointed with you. I'm disappointed in you. Which one is correct? Or do they have a slightly different meaning? Answer I don't know about any official documentation on this, but it seems from usage that "disappointed with" typically precedes a demonstrative pronoun, while "disappointed in" directly precedes a subject or an article and subject: I'm disappointed in the ruling. I'm disappointed in Tom. I'm disappointed with that result. I'm disappointed with her performance. The 'that' and 'her' are demonstrative pronouns, while 'Tom' and 'the ruling' are subjects ('the' obviously being the article).

Do I need to capitalize "modernism" or "modernist"?

In two different text the first one I used to "combine" the elements in the "or" sentence in the other I only have 2 choices. Both sentences are from boardgames: "Play if at least 3 Imperial systems contain EITHER a sabotage marker or a Rebel unit" In my understanding this can be used (play) when I have 2 sabotage marker and 2 rebel units on Imperial systems. The second one: "You may EITHER exchange your cards with another player or discard any number of cards and draw en equal number of cards" In this case the rulebook clarify the ruling saying you "CHOOSE" one action. I think the key is in the "or" placement in the second one you select actions in the first one items that can be combined. If I'm wrong in my interpretation (I'm not English native) excuse me and thanks for any help in this matter if I'm correct: Is the wording in the first one ambiguous or bad wrote? Thanks again (In forums about rules of the first...

Are you his dependency , dependendee or something else? What is this type of opposite word called? I believe it is not called antonym, as that would be independent .

I understand that the word “precious” in the following quote of Maureen Dowd’s article “Heart of Darkness” (NYT, March 20) literally means “2. valuable or important and not to be wasted” as defined in OALD: Congressman Jones read an e-mail from a former boss of General Allen’s, giving the congressman this unvarnished assessment: “Attempting to find a true military and political answer to the problems in Afghanistan would take decades. Would drain our nation of precious resources, with the most precious being our sons and daughters. Simply put, the United States cannot solve the Afghan problem, no matter how brave and determined our troops are. But I didn’t know “precious” has another meaning as defined in OALD: 5. (disapproving, people and their behavior) very formal, exaggerated and not natural, and Readers English Dictionary: 2.(colloquial) terrible, almost worthless, until I was told by my respected forum mate a few days ago. Being encouraged by his suggestion for me to “ask anoth...

If someone asked you where you bought something, you could say, I got it at Walmart. but what if instead of referring to a store you were referring to a city? Would you say, I got it at Chicago. or I got it in Chicago. Somehow when referring to a city, using "in" instead of "at" seems more appropriate. Am I right? Why is that? Answer Walmart and Chicago are both places, but we use different prepositions to refer to them. From this article on them : Prepositions of Place: at, on, and in We use at for specific addresses. Grammar English lives at 55 Boretz Road in Durham. We use on to designate names of streets, avenues, etc. Her house is on Boretz Road. And we use in for the names of land-areas (towns, counties, states, countries, and continents). She lives in Durham. Durham is in Windham County. Windham County is in Connecticut. Because Walmart is a specific place or address, we say that someone shops at Walmart . However, since Chicago is a land-area, we ...