hone my ability vs hone my skills

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Hone my ability' is more commonly used when referring to improving a specific talent or capability, while 'hone my skills' is more widely used when talking about enhancing a set of learned abilities or expertise.

Last updated: April 06, 2024

hone my ability

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to improving a specific talent or capability.

This phrase is used when someone wants to focus on enhancing a particular innate or natural talent or capacity.

Examples:

I need to hone my ability to communicate effectively with clients.
She worked hard to hone her ability to play the piano at a professional level.

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While Kaldur went on to become Aquaman's sidekick, Garth stayed in Atlantis in order to hone his abilities at an Atlantean sorcery conservatory.
You will also get to participate in infield driving drills to help you hone your ability in several areas, including braking and autocross.
Take a trip to the Football Improvement Centre and hone your ability to head a ball (amongst other things) in this fun arcade romp.
He played in bands to initially hone his instrumental abilities.
I voted in favour of this report because I believe that EU should strive to hone its ability to manage crisis in the most innovative, efficient and cost-effective manner.
Each challenge successfully dealt with hones your spiritual abilities and places them on a higher level.
To reveal your innate abilities and hone them to the highest degree.
With guidance from King Leonidas and help from his Spartan army, you will hone your abilities as a strategist, diplomat and a leader, while you build an army unrivalled by even that of Xerxes.
But you went there to be on stage, to hone your performing abilities, and, you know, to showcase for producers.
As a child he had visions at night when scared, and first began to hone his psychic abilities in his teens for his own protection when he hitchhiked.He enlisted to get away.
Whatever you need to do to hone and refine your abilities, don't abandon your loyalty to that inner realm which you know to be the true underpinning of life.
Spartacus was helping me hone my game.
Spartacus was helping me hone my game.
I had to hone my culinary skills when Chris left.
I had a few weeks to hone my skills.
Sam's helping me hone my agent skills.
My parents taught me to hone my senses, Zod.
I will pursue other avenues to hone my social skills.
My dance and stage experience enabled me to hone my reflexes.
You must be a pro! I'm waiting for retirement to hone my photography skills.

Alternatives:

develop my ability
improve my ability
enhance my ability
refine my ability
perfect my ability

hone my skills

This phrase is correct and commonly used when talking about enhancing a set of learned abilities or expertise.

This phrase is used when someone wants to focus on improving a specific set of skills or expertise that have been acquired through learning or practice.

Examples:

I am constantly working to hone my skills as a graphic designer.
He decided to take a course to hone his skills in digital marketing.

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I had a few weeks to hone my skills.
Coming into this workshop, my goal was to capture a minute part of reality, and to better hone my skills on composition and framing.
Each location provides me with a new opportunity to hone my skills and provide my clients with something new.
You know, to hone my skills, test, like, the firmness of my handshake and the walkability of these heels.

Alternatives:

develop my skills
improve my skills
enhance my skills
refine my skills
perfect my skills

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