What prepositions do I use with "take offense"?
Specifically:
"I take offense at you over your words"
Are at and over correct?
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1You take offense at something, not its agent (person causing it). "I take offense at your words" should do.– KrisNov 13, 2013 at 15:54
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I would use
I take offence at your choice of words
Or
Your choice of words offend me
- added value is to not attack the person but what he/she is saying
answered Nov 13, 2013 at 15:13
While "take offence at" is used more frequently, "take offense with" is also correct and sounds more "natural" to me in some cases. Consider
"I took offence at the way that she spoke to me" versus
"I took offence with her for the way that she spoke to me."
