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Afraid of / to are these sentences correct? "I've never been afraid of talking in another language or making mistakes." "She is afraid to say something wrong" "She is afraid of speaking in front of all those people"

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Yes it's correct. You could use "to" if you said... I'v never been afraid to talk in another language. English is weird
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Yes, this is correct! We say "afraid of" in English.
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Afraid of (noun) Afraid to (verb) I'm afraid of spiders. I'm afraid of singing in front of strangers. I'm afraid to sing in front of strangers. Nothing weird or difficult. Just a different part of speech. The meaning is exactly the same. Edit: Elisabeth said "of" implies a general fear, whereas "to" implies something short-term...in the moment...that's about to happen. I agree.

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