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discourage (someone) from (something) = discourage (someone) for (something)?
I sometimes see native speakers use 'discourage (someone) for doing something'.
From the dictionary examples, I notice "from" only was used, not "for".
I even see an article where 'discourage sb for ~ing sth' was used. And in a video game, too.
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Please confirm this. "for" also is acceptable grammatically? And both have the same meaning?
2020년 1월 7일 오전 9:39
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I have never heard anyone follow the verb 'discourage' with the preposition 'for'. If you were to write or say 'discourage someone for ...ing' in a grammar exam, this would definitely be marked as incorrect.
The only acceptable collocation is 'discourage from'.
2020년 1월 7일
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discourage someone from...✔️
to discourage someone...✔️
discourage someone for ❌
2020년 1월 7일
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“Discourage [someone] from [doing something]” is really the only construction that makes sense.
You could technically use “for” instead of “from” if you want to say that you are discouraging someone *because of* what they’ve done, as in you are scolding them for bad behaviour.
2020년 1월 7일
If you answer, I'd appreciate it if you answered in answer section, not comment section. Thanks in advance. :)
2020년 1월 7일
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