experience, of, in or with - WordReference Forums

Hey everyone, Im trying to explain to a friend of mine the difference between having experience in/of/with and to tell you the truth think Ive done more damage than good with my rambling explanations so heres hoping we can get some collective explanations on the subject. I have a lot of...

experience of doing/ in doing - WordReference Forums

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 (B) is possibly incorrect (it anyway jars slightly), unless it is ...

a large experience - WordReference Forums

When you say "an" experience, you are referring to a single experience, like "I had an interesting experience while I was in Italy." But when you are referring to experience that you acquired while working on a job, you refer to it as experience collectively. "Strong" just isn't a word used to describe experience.

experience + that-clause - WordReference Forums

Is "experience" used correctly in the above two sentences? I would appreciate your answers. There are two types of that clauses: that-noun clause and that-adjective clause. A that-noun clause functions like a noun, meaning that it can represent the direct object of a verb. A that-adjective clause modifies a noun.

a large experience - WordReference Forums

Experience (in the meaning that it has in this context) is generally uncountable, and should therefore be used without an article. If the article were absent, then "wide" and "much" would work. With "a" there needs to be a countable noun, perhaps used attributively, for example " a lot of experience" or " a large amount of experience".

From/In my experience-preposition - WordReference Forums

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 . (Judging) from my experience, it is true.

That was the best experience I have/had ever had

The second means it was the best experience in your life up to a certain moment in the past. "My first day at school was the best experience I had ever had" (up until that time, but perhaps since then I have had several other experiences that were better).

four years experience / a four-year experience - WordReference Forums

A four- year international expérience could imply that you had one job in one country , and four years of international expériences , several jobs in several countries .

do experience or make experience - WordReference Forums

Hello, I wonder which phrase is fine. context: I ask for a job in a restaurant's kitchen and with experience I mean doing practice: I'm eager to do experience with your team I'm eager to make experience with your team suggestions? thanks

Wide/extended work/ing experience - WordReference Forums

You could say 'extensive experience', or 'a wealth of experience', or 'comprehensive experience', or 'broad experience' . . . there are many ways to say this, these are a but a few to get you started.