“Support on the project” or “support with the project”

Question

What would be the correct preposition to use?

Thanks for your support on/with the project.

tylerharms · Answer 1 · 2012-11-28 11:59:44Z

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Support usually takes the preposition "of" in your context. Here are two examples of ways to word this response:

Thank you for your support of the project.

If you want to avoid using the preposition altogether, you could make it more concise by saying:

Thank you for supporting the project.

answered Nov 28 '12 at 11:59

tylerharms
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	Did the person being thanked support "the project" or the speaker? Using support of the project tends to make the thanks less personal, which may or may not be appropriate. – Fortiter Nov 28 '12 at 12:26
	It's hard to say, based on the example. I think it could mean people who helped complete the project or people who contributed through donations. I agree that the first sounds less personal, but I'm not sure who of those two groups would need the more-personal thanks. – tylerharms Nov 28 '12 at 12:41
	The person receiving thanks is someone who put hard work to help me see the project through. I'm implying he has worked on the project thus supporting it. – Roumen Jordanov Nov 28 '12 at 16:05

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