Posted by Nightedge · September 29, 2015 · 3 replies
Could I use 'of'?
-Mary was indecisive __ telling her mother. (=not sure whether she should tell)
On GoogleBooks I got 'of' from something by Noah Webster. But 'of' seems not to pair with 'indecisive'. I'm not sure. For the above, I would think that 'in' is the only correct answer. What's a native speaker's opinion?
could it be "about"?
"She was indecisive about telling her mother."
Susan? Could you, please, help?
Certainly not "of" or "in". "about" would be fine. What's the context though? If it's conversation "indecisive" sounds wrong. It usually means someone who always has difficulty deciding things - ie it describes a personality trait rather than referring to a specific instances. I'd prefer :
She couldn't decide whether to tell her mother (or not).
Excellent answer. Thank you.
