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Accepting all sorts of challenges that life offers is a pleasure ___ the brave.

Which is the correct preposition to be used to fill the blank in above sentence ? Is it to or for ? I am confused between these two preposition as both sound fine to my ears.

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It sounds more grammatical to say: "It's pleasure for us" than to say: "It's pleasure to us" for example. We can say: "It's pleasure to meet you". So the preposition for sounds more suitable than to in this case.

Accepting all sorts of challenges that life offers is a pleasure for the brave.

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I agree that 'for' sounds better.

Accepting all sorts of challenges that life offers is a pleasure ___ the brave.

I might consider these alternatives. This is something to think about; however, your way is correct:

Accepting all sorts of challenges offered in life is a pleasure to the brave.

Accepting all sorts of challenges that life offers is a pleasure for the brave.

I just wanted to show you some contrast. I think that both of my examples are quite acceptable, but sometimes I make mistakes too and have to revisit my construction.

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