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ueslteacher
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A question to native speakers
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I �ve been marking exams and came across a phrase in the students � writing several times and I would like to know if it is acceptable, so what do you think about "features of character"? To me it just doesn �t sound right but some of the colleagues said it was OK. |
14 Jun 2013
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valentinaper
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I �m not a native speaker, Sophia, but it sounds OK to me. I �ve heard it being used as an alternative to "character traits".
Let �s see what others will say. |
14 Jun 2013
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supermarketdragon
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Personality traits
Personality features
Character traits
Personally, I like to use personality traits, but any one of these is correct.
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14 Jun 2013
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Enid Stella
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I am a native speaker (British English) and use �character traits � as a first choice followed by �personality traits �. |
15 Jun 2013
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spinney
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You might use it in a technical document (note that I said "might") but I agree with the rest, "personality traits" or "character traits" are the norm. Could it be something that just translates that way directly? It �s a bit difficult to say for sure without an entire sentence to put it into context. |
15 Jun 2013
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ueslteacher
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Yes, Dale, that �s exactly the case they used the direct translation instead of "character traits". Thank you all! Any more opinions from other parts of the English-speaking world? Sophia |
15 Jun 2013
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maceman
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Hello. I agree that the phrases personality traits or character traits are commonly used. For an interesting discussion on the difference you could look at this: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201104/personality-vs-character All the best. |
15 Jun 2013
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ldthemagicman
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Until today, I have never heard the phrase: "Features of character".
I would use either: "Character traits" or Personality traits".
Les
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15 Jun 2013
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MarionG
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hi Les! long time no see...hope all is well |
15 Jun 2013
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ueslteacher
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Thank you, maceman and Les, for confirming that! I felt the phrase was off but when your colleagues start to say something like "I �ve seen it before in different reading materials in English" I kind of start having doubts:) So thank you for your precious help. Sophia
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15 Jun 2013
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