Can you please tell me which one is more correct: 4-week training and 4 weeks training: · i am a little lost. · a decades experience is a decade of experience, and theyre both equally natural and very common. E. g i have a lot of experience in working with computers or i have a lot of experience of working with computers Most people had an early experience when their needs were ignored. One oddity that might give you pause is that this doesnt follow the usual reverse of positions with genitive and of expressions: A that-noun clause functions like a noun, meaning that it can represent the direct object of a verb. For example, if you look at the british national corpus, you find 19 examples, compared with 194 for in my experience. A that-adjective clause modifies a noun. · i agree sophie, experience in often relates to an activity in which it is possible to become proficient or specialise; 100-year history and 100 years history? Experience of is broader and relates to ones exposure to something (a place, activity, emotion, etc). · you can say wide experience, which is why you get google hits, but it doesnt match this context. I think they are all used, right? Since the sentence doesnt indicate any kind of range of different experiences, wide doesnt fit, whereas vast and extensive do. (judging) from my experience, it is true. That-noun clause and that-adjective clause. · from my experience is possible, but not common (at least in be). Most people had an early experience where their needs were ignored. In the us corpus (coca) there is a similar pattern: The kings daughter = the daughter of the king. Wide experience is used when talking about a variety of experience, whereas vast/extensive are used when talking about a lot of experience. I would appreciate your answers. · is experience used correctly in the above two sentences? However i feel that (a) is of course correct, but (b) is possibly incorrect (it anyway jars slightly), unless it is. Any helps appreciated! 165 from compared with 750 in. Where different degrees of experience can be gained. Have experience doing something have experience with have experience in i just confused about the collocations with have for job qualifications. :confused: I have a lot of. In which cases we can use them? · 3-year experience and 3 years experience: There are two types of that clauses: Most people had an early experience of … · whats the difference between the phrases below? I know some exceptions such as 2 weeks notice–maybe, its idiomatic but you wouldnt say 2 week notice, would you? 10-day vacation and 10 days vacation: · which preposition shall we use with the verb experience? · 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.