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Isn't the word “experience” wrongly used in this context?
How should I refer to a friend who is a girl but not a girlfriend?What is the word for 'haphazard' in the context of wardrobe?Is 'pick up' correct in this context?“Is this” vs “Isn't it”What is the word that best suits this context?Usage of the word 'downtime'“Do never…” vs. “Do not ever…”What is the proper word to put characters together to make a string?The word “pour” in this contextIs “upgrade” the right word to use in this context?
Friend: Have you ever flirted with a female cop?
Me: Nope.
Friend: I have done that experience.
I think experience is the wrong word here. What else should he have said?
word-usage word-request do-support
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Friend: Have you ever flirted with a female cop?
Me: Nope.
Friend: I have done that experience.
I think experience is the wrong word here. What else should he have said?
word-usage word-request do-support
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
add a comment |
Friend: Have you ever flirted with a female cop?
Me: Nope.
Friend: I have done that experience.
I think experience is the wrong word here. What else should he have said?
word-usage word-request do-support
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
Friend: Have you ever flirted with a female cop?
Me: Nope.
Friend: I have done that experience.
I think experience is the wrong word here. What else should he have said?
word-usage word-request do-support
word-usage word-request do-support
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
edited Mar 19 at 1:50
Pikachu the Purple Wizard
1033
1033
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
asked Mar 18 at 16:24
Stewart Gilligan GriffinStewart Gilligan Griffin
1668
1668
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Experience is fine. The problem is the done. You don't do an experience1. You have an experience.
I have had that experience.
That's what he should have said. Or, alternatively, just relied on do alone:
Yes, I have done that.
Or, indeed, just use the have:
Yes, I have.
While there's other options, there was nothing wrong with using experience. The only problem is that you don't do experiences.
1: Well, there is a use of experience that has emerged in recent years that you would use to do to talk about, but it's not actually relevant here.
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
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@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
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Experience is fine. The problem is the done. You don't do an experience1. You have an experience.
I have had that experience.
That's what he should have said. Or, alternatively, just relied on do alone:
Yes, I have done that.
Or, indeed, just use the have:
Yes, I have.
While there's other options, there was nothing wrong with using experience. The only problem is that you don't do experiences.
1: Well, there is a use of experience that has emerged in recent years that you would use to do to talk about, but it's not actually relevant here.
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
1
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
|
show 6 more comments
Experience is fine. The problem is the done. You don't do an experience1. You have an experience.
I have had that experience.
That's what he should have said. Or, alternatively, just relied on do alone:
Yes, I have done that.
Or, indeed, just use the have:
Yes, I have.
While there's other options, there was nothing wrong with using experience. The only problem is that you don't do experiences.
1: Well, there is a use of experience that has emerged in recent years that you would use to do to talk about, but it's not actually relevant here.
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
1
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
|
show 6 more comments
Experience is fine. The problem is the done. You don't do an experience1. You have an experience.
I have had that experience.
That's what he should have said. Or, alternatively, just relied on do alone:
Yes, I have done that.
Or, indeed, just use the have:
Yes, I have.
While there's other options, there was nothing wrong with using experience. The only problem is that you don't do experiences.
1: Well, there is a use of experience that has emerged in recent years that you would use to do to talk about, but it's not actually relevant here.
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
Experience is fine. The problem is the done. You don't do an experience1. You have an experience.
I have had that experience.
That's what he should have said. Or, alternatively, just relied on do alone:
Yes, I have done that.
Or, indeed, just use the have:
Yes, I have.
While there's other options, there was nothing wrong with using experience. The only problem is that you don't do experiences.
1: Well, there is a use of experience that has emerged in recent years that you would use to do to talk about, but it's not actually relevant here.
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
answered Mar 18 at 16:36
SamBCSamBC
14.1k1956
14.1k1956
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
1
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
|
show 6 more comments
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
1
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Yes experience is not done, it's felt. But does I have had that experience make any sense in this context?
– Stewart Gilligan Griffin
Mar 18 at 16:37
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
Experience does not mean skill. It means, well, having experienced it. If you sit through a film, you've experienced seeing the film. If you've been to Niagara Falls, that's an experience you've had.
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 16:58
6
6
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
No, experience doesn't have anything to say about who does what. If you climb Everest, then you have "experienced climbing Everest", and if someone says "have you ever climbed Everest", you can say "I have had that experience".
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 17:10
1
1
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
Or, you could say "experience" is the problem here. "I have done that" works just fine. It's even more colloquial, I'd say. The best option is probably simply "I have", though.
– only_pro
Mar 18 at 20:48
1
1
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
@only_pro: Those options are all mentioned in the answer...
– SamBC
Mar 18 at 20:56
|
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