face/have problems

yes

Many thanks, Username.

"Face" has at least two senses; as aboveit's similar to "have", or "experience" as averb.

It can also mean somehint like "confront and act", as in ""Face problems; don't ignore them and hope they'll go away", i.e. "recognize them and do something about them".

Many thanks for your lucid explanation.

Best wishes.

But nobody I know would use "face" in that way...

You would say, "I've got to face the music" or

"Face your problems head on" etc

But you would NOT use it in the context of the example you gave.

You would use "have" for that.

You could, alternatively, say, "IF you encounter problems..."

Oh, you Canadians, you're just so PROPER. Americans would say it. We'll say anything.

Brits would say it too. In fact they say it all over the world, Mame!

Every noble work is bound to face problems and obstacles.

problems teenagers face

Rural women face problems of discrimination

Officers Charged in Shooting Face Problems Beyond Court

Vietnamese Operators Face Problems in Network Expansion

Facebook May Face Problems Due To Predators

New voters may face problems

Talks on North Korea's nuclear programme face problems

Millions of business users face problems when installing Microsoft's big security update

While women in the United States certainly have many opportunities today in employment, education and other areas, they still face problems and limitations

Kilimanjaro Porters/Guides Face Problems

Banks face problems with education loans in Kerala

Ethiopia might face problems with U.S. Congress's HR 2003

Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may face problems in parliament

Canadian online pharmacies face problems

As everybody knows, "people I know" is the undeniable grammar and usage authority...

Re: face/have problems


Yes, yes, you two... you use "face" as in your examples, but NOT in the one above!

We do, we do! (or at least we would, if we ever had occasion to say it).

(Hey, Mame, check out Yoong's other thread, the "live" one. Wanna gang up with me on contrex there?)

uh-oh!

(watch your back, contrex, we're coming for you--I'd add a smiley here except I haven't figured out how to get the damned things from their little grid over on the left into the post-it box).