Timeline for object/subject: which is the right word to use here?
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Apr 10, 2022 at 13:30 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I didn't think of it at the time, but you're quite right. As this NGram shows, it's usually object of desire, but subject of debate (and ...much desire is "uncommon"). | |
Apr 10, 2022 at 12:11 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | "object of much attention" sounds similar to "object of desire", which is still idiomatic. | |
Feb 28, 2022 at 15:13 | history | answered | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |