Preposition for “prejudice (noun)”
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What should be the preposition after the noun "prejudice"
For example,
"Many people have prejudice _ migrants."
against/about/towards/in/
Thanks.
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What should be the preposition after the noun "prejudice"
For example,
"Many people have prejudice _ migrants."
against/about/towards/in/
Thanks.
prepositions
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
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"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday
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What should be the preposition after the noun "prejudice"
For example,
"Many people have prejudice _ migrants."
against/about/towards/in/
Thanks.
prepositions
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
What should be the preposition after the noun "prejudice"
For example,
"Many people have prejudice _ migrants."
against/about/towards/in/
Thanks.
prepositions
prepositions
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
asked yesterday
Cornelius ChanCornelius Chan
112
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"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday
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"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday
"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday
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"Towards" sounds the most natural. "against" sounds okay too. "about" sounds unnatural but not wrong; "in" is wrong - the people's prejudice does not reside inside the migrants. (Source: native speaker.) Tentatively, "against" might sound better when referring to hostile actions, not just thoughts, but I don't know why.
– user234461
yesterday
Note that "prejudice towards" is ambiguous about whether it refers to a positive or negative prejudice (although in practice, the specific sentence you give would be interpreted as referring to people who have negative attitudes about migrants). I mention that in my answer here: Why is it that “racist towards” and “racist against” have the same meaning?
– sumelic
yesterday