correct preposition: I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I felt very honoured at the opportunity to display my talent.

Is ‘at’ the correct preposition?

Thanks a lot.

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I think there should be “by”,but I’m net sure

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Or “with”.

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Could some member please confirm whether ‘at’ is the correct preposition?

Thanks in advance.

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Yes or “with” but I don’t think “at” is correct

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What’s the meaning of honoured? Because I know only ‘someone is respected and admired’ and ‘to feel very proud and pleased (to do)’. In the first case we use with or for.

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Of course 'I felt very honoured … ’ is not wrong, otherwise the other members wouldn’t have replied to my post.

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Perhaps smb can let him express so,it isn’t wrong but of course we had better say smth like "I’m proud "(in this case we use to do,as you have already written or to be proud of smb or smth,also there is an expression to be proud in being Americans,for instance.
Anyway,we can’t say to be honoured at (we use by or with)as it isn’t only grammaticaly incorrect but also the meaning of the sentence is spoilt.

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Didn’t like my picture, did you? Never said it’s incorrect. I couldn’t understand the meaning of the sentence. (just misunderstanding) :slight_smile:

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SO NO ANSWER YET?

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It has nothing to do with your looks. In fact, you’ve a pleasant look.

HamburgEnglish said, “So no answer yet?” And I’ll have to wait for some member who can let me know what the correct preposition is.

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Hi,

I don’t really think you can be honoured at or by an opportunity. It would perhaps be better to write:

The reason I suggest this is because an opportunity can’t really ‘honour’.

Alan

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Hi everybody
I think we can say “I felt very honoured with …, or for … or by …”
But to say " … honoured at the apportunity" I think it’s wrong

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Thanks, Alan. I agree with your answer.

The reason I suggest this is because an opportunity can’t really ‘honour’.

I was taught that ‘The reason … is because …’ is not correct, and that it should the The reason … is that …

Could you please let me know whether I was taught wrongly?

Many thanks.

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Good Alan

Opportunity “in this case” is something we “have”

Therefore “I felt very honoured to have the opportunity” … or indeed “I felt very honoured in having the opportunity”

and on this point …

There is great confusion as to when to use opportunity and possibility.

e.g.

What is the difference between

We have the possibility.
We have the opportunity.

(smile)

This should get everyone thinking and unless it comes before, Ill give two months before I give the answer. Maybe someone can push this to a new thread …

Maybe we should start some form of competition here, the winner gets … um "the possibility to by me a Porsche or the opportunity to buy me a Porsche … Now what else do I need (giggle)?

Do a job you love to do and you will never have to work a day in your life …

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Hi Alan

The reason I suggest this is because an opportunity can’t really ‘honour’.

I was taught that ‘The reason … is because …’ is not correct, and that it should the The reason … is that …

Could you please let me know whether I was taught wrongly?

Many thanks.

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Hi tangquatlay,
‘feel honoured with/by sb/sth’, i don’t think ‘at’ is correct.