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Jun 9, 2009 · English--U.S. Jun 10, 2009. #2. I am not sure if the phrase "to have experience of" is commonly used. "In" and "with" are more frequently used with it. I would think that to have experience in something refers to a particular field. For example, "I have a lot of experience in sales and marketing" or "I have experience in teaching."
Oct 14, 2014 · Oct 14, 2014. #5. e2efour said: From my experience is possible, but not common (at least in BE). For example, if you look at the British National Corpus, you find 19 examples, compared with 194 for in my experience. In the US corpus (COCA) there is a similar pattern: 165 from compared with 750 in. .
Jun 11, 2007 · Jun 11, 2007. #3. "Earn experience" is not normal English. Gain experience is usually a deliberate action. "He worked in the factory to gain experience of production methods". Gather experience is less deliberate or focussed "He toured Europe to gather experience of peoples and cultures".
Sep 6, 2010 · Sep 6, 2010. #3. I agree Sophie, 'experience in' often relates to an activity in which it is possible to become proficient or specialise; where different degrees of experience can be gained. 'Experience of' is broader and relates to one's exposure to something (a place, activity, emotion, etc). However I feel that (A) is of course correct, but ...
Sep 7, 2015 · Hi, Which phrase is more acceptable, growth experience or growing experience? Look at this sentence: The growth experience of each person may seem different,but we might be able to find something in common.(Quoted from an article translated by one of myfriends) Thanks very much!
Feb 1, 2019 · Senior Member. South East England. English - England. Feb 1, 2019. #2. Cambridge doesn't give an example of 'experience with', but it does give one for 'experience in': experience in sth Their experience in marketing and promotion has brought excellent results. Which is pretty similar to Oxford's example: I had some experience in fashion design.
Sep 12, 2013 · England (aged 79) UK English. Sep 12, 2013. #4. I prefer using the non-count meaning of experience. I would only use an article with in phrases like an interesting experience or the unpleasant experience. For example, I would never ask someone Have you had an/the experience of working as a teacher?, but only Have you had (any) experience of ...
May 16, 2008 · FRANCE - FRENCH. May 14, 2008. #1. the scene takes place in the early 40's. Man : I thought maybe if you tried to see him, had a talk with him, you might be able to straighten him out. If he'll listen to anybody, it'll be you. Mary : I'll try anything once. If he throws me out, I'll charge it up to experience. Soapbox Annie rides again !
Jun 27, 2014 · Jun 27, 2014. #1. Hello everyone. In a message I sent to an American friend, I wrote ''I made that experience,too'', meaning that in the past I have had the same experience. In many languages (e.g. Italian, German) the construction ''to make an experience'' is quite common, but English dictionaries only suggest 'to have an experience'.
Jun 6, 2013 · Technically speaking, yes, you should have those apostrophes. In the real world ~ I think especially in the BrE world ~ they're increasingly seen as optional. (P.S. To be more concise you could of course say ... whether you have six or ten years' experience or, if you want to keep the emphasis, ... whether you have six years' experience or ten) P.
