Learn English – Are the phrases “I’ve had an experience” and “I’m experienced” equivalent
phrases
Is there any difference between
I've had an experience in something
and
I'm experienced in something
?
Best Answer
SHORT VERSION:
Only if you change the first statement to
I have experience in something
does it have the same meaning as the second statement.
LONG VERSION:
Make sure you understand the difference between (2) and (3) in the treatment of the nounhere:
2.
a. Active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill . . .
b. The knowledge or skill so derived.
3.
a. An event or a series of events participated in or lived through.
as well as the difference between the adjectiveexperienced:
Having had experience in an activity or in life in general: a highly experienced traveler.
Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice: consulted an experienced investment counselor.
and the past tense of the verb, experience(d) (below the noun entries linked above):
To participate in personally; undergo; experience a great adventure; experienced loneliness
Now to address your examples:
"I've had an experience in something"
is unusual phrasing. It looks like an awkward cross between "I had an experience" (noun, 3) and "I have experience with _____" (noun, 2).
Normally, "an experience" specifies one event or occasion, as in definition 3a above. This is singular and therefore distinct from the idea of ongoing experience.
But experience "in something" suggests practical exposure, as in definition 2a.
"I'm experienced in something"
This is much clearer than your previous phrase, because the adjectiveexperienced only corresponds to Definition 2 of the noun; there is no equivalent adjective "experienced" that corresponds to the noun's Definition 3.
"Travel around the world" is often used in a fairly literal sense of proceeding more-or-less entirely in a single direction in order to proceed around the globe in a giant circle.
"Travel the world" is used to speak going to a relatively large number of varied international destinations. Someone who has made seven trips to Paris would not be considered to have "travelled the world", but someone who has made one trip each to Paris, Rome, Moscow, Perth, Cairo, Singapore, and Mumbai would have a much better claim to it.
If your project is focused on time specifically, I would use "A study on time" as its title. This title says exactly what it means, that your project is a singular study on the subject of time.
On the other hand, "The study of time" could refer to the studying of time in general and could give the impression that your project is focused on the studying of time (e.g. different methods, approaches, famous time-studiers) rather than time itself.
Best Answer
SHORT VERSION:
Only if you change the first statement to
does it have the same meaning as the second statement.
LONG VERSION:
Make sure you understand the difference between (2) and (3) in the treatment of the noun here:
as well as the difference between the adjective experienced:
and the past tense of the verb, experience(d) (below the noun entries linked above):
Now to address your examples:
is unusual phrasing. It looks like an awkward cross between "I had an experience" (noun, 3) and "I have experience with _____" (noun, 2).
Normally, "an experience" specifies one event or occasion, as in definition 3a above. This is singular and therefore distinct from the idea of ongoing experience.
But experience "in something" suggests practical exposure, as in definition 2a.
This is much clearer than your previous phrase, because the adjective experienced only corresponds to Definition 2 of the noun; there is no equivalent adjective "experienced" that corresponds to the noun's Definition 3.