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was honest for me vs was honest of me

The correct phrase is "was honest with me." Both "was honest for me" and "was honest of me" are not commonly used in English. The preposition that should be used with the verb "was honest" is "with," indicating the person to whom the honesty is directed.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 577 views

was honest for me

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

The preposition "for" is not typically used with the verb "was honest."
  • Oct 9, 2015 ... Swindle: I just made music that was honest. For me to make nostalgic, rare- groove records would be a bit of a lie. I'm in my 20s and I'm from ...
  • Oct 15, 2013 ... ... in the audience and whether they're reading a piece of material or seeing something it feels truthful and honest, at least it was honest for me.
  • Mar 2, 2015 ... i just wanted to make a song that was honest FOR ME.. That's all believe it or not I just wanted to have a moment of clarity and put it all out there ...
  • Aug 22, 2013 ... Then you take all of that structure and you use it and let go of it completely and understand that how I felt was honest for me at that two o'clock ...

Alternatives:

  • was honest with me

was honest of me

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

The preposition "of" is not typically used with the verb "was honest."
  • My rationale was, “I never knew my dad so why should it bother me?”, or “The abuser is out of my life so problem solved”. This was honest of me too. After a year ...
  • I'm curious, if I put up a video showing atrocities of Islam, Christianity, etc, and called the video "Theist Atrocities", would you think this was honest of me?
  • May 13, 2013 ... I wasn't even going to write a race recap but then didn't think it was honest of me to only review the races I loved and leave out the stuff I don't ...
  • Jul 25, 2015 ... He said he had no idea and wasn't sure if going on a date with him was honest of me, in other words, he thought I trapped him. I thought he was ...

Alternatives:

  • was honest with me

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