What is the correct preposition to use in this sentence: for, of or about, and why?
I feel nostalgic __ my childhood.
Learn English – “Feel nostalgic for/of/about”
grammaticalityprepositionsword-choice
grammaticalityprepositionsword-choice
What is the correct preposition to use in this sentence: for, of or about, and why?
I feel nostalgic __ my childhood.
Best Answer
The normal usage would probably be "for", indicating that you are nostalgic and wistful, wanting to be back there in your childhood.
"about" is also perfectly OK, but this has less sense of actually wanting to return there.
So it would make sense to write "I am nostalgic for my childhood - I wish I could be a child once more!" and "I am nostalgic about my childhood, but life has moved on, and what is past is past, with some wonderful memories".