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Latest post Fri, Oct 14 2005 8:27 AM by Amai. 2 replies.
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Amai  +  147440 Thu, 13 Oct 05 10:50 AM
Please let me know which is correct:

I appreciate your support in this matter.

or

I appreciate your support on this matter.

I think they both sound OK but which is correct and why??

Thank you in advance!
Amai
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Averell  +  147448 Thu, 13 Oct 05 11:26 AM

Dear,

I think that in is correct because matter here has the same meaning as situation or case. People use in this situation and in this case. So, I'll use in this matter.
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Amai  +  147732 Fri, 14 Oct 05 08:27 AM
Thank you for your reply Averell!

What about:

What are your thoughts on this matter?

In this situation it sounds much better than "what are your thoughts in this matter?".

How can I tell the difference of which to use?
Amai
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