When you find or encounter some situation (especially bad ones like difficulty or obstacle), which do you say?
I face some problem
or
I'm faced with some problem
?
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When you find or encounter some situation (especially bad ones like difficulty or obstacle), which do you say?
I face some problem
or
I'm faced with some problem
?
Best Answer
Both are possible because of the meaning of the verb "face".
If John and Mary are looking at each other you could (in theory) say:
Because the situation is symmetric they all mean roughly the same. However the subject, or passive subject (John in (1), Mary in (2) and (3)) is the one who is taking control. So if, instead of Mary, we look at your example: