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Faisalkhan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which one is right?

He is quick of understanding.

He is quick at understanding.
  

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faisalkhan He is quick of understanding. That is a very old-fashioned style—perhaps 200 years old. faisalkhan He is quick at understanding.

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faisalkhanHe is quick of understanding.
That is a very old-fashioned style—perhaps 200 years old.
faisalkhanHe is quick at understanding.
That grammar is OK, but would be used only with a longer predicate:

He is quick at understanding the complexities of investment in the private sector.
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