Prepositions are function words like "to", "over", "through", "in".
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till vs. until in “from Apr. 21st till/until Apr. 28th” [duplicate]
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What is the difference between “till” and “until”?
Please kindly advise me on the correct usage of till/until when talking about period of time. ...
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“in” vs. “on” a YouTube channel?
Which one is the correct term, or can I use both?
I want to use it in a sentence like: "Please stay on/in the channel"
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what is the difference between “ get in the bus” and “ get on the bus” [duplicate]
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Origin/reason for the expression “on the bus” instead of “in the bus”
I want to know when to use " get in the bus." and " get on the bus."
I will ...
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“Prices vary state to state” vs. “prices vary from state to state”
Prices vary state to state.
Prices vary from state to state.
Is either more appropriate or ungrammatical?
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“between __ and __ and between __ and __”: commas? unnecessary “between”? [closed]
In this sentence,
The contrast between the paradoxical associations she makes between earthly matters and ethereality and between heaven and solidity serves as a memorable way to convey to the ...
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“To support”, “in support of” and “in support for” [closed]
The doctor's association has threatened to go on indefinite strike to support/in support of/in support for their teachers.
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“Feel free to hit me up” — “at”? “on”? “via”?
If I'd like to let someone know they can reach me via this@emailadress.com, as well as via Twitter and Facebook, what's the most correct way of writing?
Feel free to hit me up via ...
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Why do we use different prepositions in “no point in” and “no reason to”?
I am wondering why in "There's no point in doing that" we use the preposition in but in "There's no reason to do that" we use the preposition to?
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“Launch a missile at” vs. “in” vs. “from” [duplicate]
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Correct usage of ‘on’, ‘at’ and ‘in’ from a foreigner’s point of view
I don't know which of these three sentences is preferable:
India launched its Agni PSLV 5 ...
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“Curiosity of” vs. “curiosity about” [closed]
I am editing an essay and am unsure of the proper preposition to use following curiosity in the following context:
As an exchange student, I gained an insatiable curiosity of our planet’s ...
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Correct usage of determiners and prepositions
I am confused between two sentences:
The houses in the cities are more beautiful than that of villages.
The houses in the cities are more beautiful than those in the villages.
Which one ...
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Do you say content is in a website or on a website? [duplicate]
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“On website” or “at website”?
Which of these is correct: “Sheila is now in Facebook” or “Sheila is now on Facebook”?
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Using a comma before with “with”
I am trying to document some code and this sentence sounds confusing.
Replaces the existing item associated with the provided key
with newItem.
I am tempted to put a comma here but I am not ...
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“Go on excursion” vs. “go on an excursion” [closed]
Is it grammatical to say, "The class is going on excursion"? My thought is that it would be preferable to say "The class is going on an excursion".
My colleague thinks that the first sentence is ...
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Which is proper: “to debate X” or “to debate about X”?
Which version of this sentence is correct?
Doctoral students about to graduate, like me, often debate about what qualities make a successful scientist.
Doctoral students about to graduate, ...
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Is “project in hand” correct?
I am writing my MSc project report in English and I want to use the phrase
"the project in hand"
as a title to a chapter where I will be introducing the project that was undertaken.
Is such an ...
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U-English of the 1950s: what was used instead of “ON holiday”?
I am reading U and non-U by Alan S.C. Ross, written in 1956. He wrote that the preposition on was non-U in the following sentence:
She's on holiday
This made me wonder what the correct U ...
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Relative pronouns after prepositions: is it okay to use them in speech?
Consider the following usages of relative pronouns:
The lecturer introduces a study in which participants were asked
to choose one attractive picture.
At the university I met famous professors, many ...
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“In my spare time” vs. “on my spare time”
E.g., "On my spare time I'm working on an essay" or "In my spare time I'm working on an essay".
Which is correct? Both in/on are prepositions, but "in my spare time" sounds more idiomatic to me. A ...
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“On the third floor stood a salesman with [number] artificial legs”
On the third floor stood a salesman with one artificial leg.
On the third floor stood a salesman with two artificial legs.
On the third floor stood a salesman with three artificial legs.
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Live on different time zones vs. Live in different time zones [closed]
How are on and in different in the following:
We live on different time zones
We live in different time zones
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“All X” vs. “all of X” vs. “all the X”
Is there any difference between "all X", "all of the X", "all the X"? E.g.,
all friends
all of the friends
all the friends
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Is it common to use “between” with the preposition “to”?
Is it natural to say the following:
There is going to be no office hours between 12:00 to 13:00.
I got this in an email and the use of to seems a bit awkward to me. I think of two better ...
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ending a sentence with a preposition [duplicate]
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When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition?
"a soul can sense when it’s being talked to."
Does this sound OK? I don't like ending with a preposition, but ...
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“Insert on a chain”?
I have some chained methods in my experiment like A→B→C . What is the best of way of expressing putting something new on this chain? Suppose that I want to add D to have A→B→C→D. Do I say I add D on ...
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Is “of ” necessary in “all of ”?
Listen to all your fans
vs
Listen to all of your fans
OR
Name all the states
vs
Name all of the states
What part of language is of in these examples? Is it necessary or ...
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Perform magic to children vs perform magic for children [closed]
I've noticed that there seems to be a usage of "to" where I expect "for" in certain dialects of English. The one that caught my eye today was a Reddit submission where the OP used the title "Why you ...
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“Reducing degeneracies of/from/in FKK transmitter”
As stated in the title, I'm trying to get correct preposition — of/from/in. The sentence corresponds to the title of my work that addresses degeneracies that occur in FKK transmitter. However, this ...
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where to position the preposition in the phrase: “not only… but also”
I have the following sentences, of which I don't know whether the prepositions are correctly positioned:
The solution depends not only on Condition A, but also on Condition B. But when C happens, ...
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“consider x as y” or “consider x to be y”
Which of these alternatives seems more correct or natural?
We consider death as an enemy
We consider death an enemy
We consider death to be an enemy
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Do we “study about” something?
I accept study about where study is a noun ("He conducted a study about changes in population"), but I saw this construct in a local newspaper article and it struck me as odd. Here, study is a verb. ...
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Which of “is acquired by” or “is acquired to” is preferred? [closed]
In the following sentence:
They have access to private information that can only be acquired by those who invest millions of dollars in network communication...
should I say the following ...
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Ambiguous use of infinitive after “It's needed”
After writing this sentence, I found myself thinking that its meaning may be a little confusing to other people:
It’s needed to make clear some issues regarding absences.
I used the phrase to ...
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“Acted in the benefit of ” vs. “acted for the benefit of ” vs. “acted to the benefit of ”
I am not sure about this quote:
As to whether the president acted for the benefit of the majority, 35 percent of the respondents said that he did not, 30 percent that he only partly acted in the ...
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For the current vs in the current [closed]
I'm in doubt about the right preposition in the quoted sentence, may I use
in or for here interchangeably ?
Or, each one gives a different meaning to the sentence ?
A worker exists that has at ...
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“Welcome to facebook.com!” or “Welcome on facebook.com!”? [closed]
Welcome to facebook.com!
or
Welcome on facebook.com!
I guess both can be used (correct me if I am wrong).
However, I don't know when it's better to use the first and where the second sentence?
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“Find a new job between the posted jobs” or “Find a new job among the posted jobs” [duplicate]
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“between” vs “among”
I have a question which one of these two is the correct sentence:
Find a new job between the posted jobs.
or
Find ...
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“Muse on” vs. “muse about”
I came across the verb muse, which roughly means to be absorbed in thought about any given thing. I wondered, when specifying what someone was musing about, would it be better to say:
I muse ...
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“Appealing for” or “appealing to”?
Are there guidelines for when to use to or for with appealing?
I was writing this sentence: '... choose a time that is appealing to you', and then thought it was likely for, but either seems to make ...
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Another To vs For questions [closed]
Another question regarding to vs for usage, please help me find out in the quoted sentences which one of them should I use.
Now awaiting John's response to questions regarding comments to/for the ...
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Is the word 'as' needed in the following sentence? [closed]
You can benefit from some positive changes as to how you feel and how you react.
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What is the correct use of foundation in / foundation of?
A while back, the question was asked (and answered): Correct use of consist in / consist of.
I have a similar question:
Which of the following is correct:
"The objective of these lessons is to ...
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“Hang in” vs. “hang on”
Are these two the same when used to express "keep it up" or "survive a little longer"? Also, I often hear people say "hang in there", but I rarely hear people say "hang on there".
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“at line” vs “in line” [duplicate]
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Which preposition in front of “line” — “on”, “in”, “at”?
Given a numbered list of lines of text (in my case an ...
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“Ambitious to [infinitive]” vs. “ambitious about [gerund]”
What is the correct preposition to use with ambitious?
I am ambitious to achieve success.
I am ambitious about achieving success.
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Published at vs published on? [closed]
I need to name a column in a table and I'm wondering what the best option is.
Should it be "Published at" or "Published on"?
I only need to store a full date and time.
From some search I did, it ...
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At practice vs of practice
Suppose I want to know how many hours are needed to be able to do it on my own, like for instance, driving a car.
How many years of/at practice do I need to became a basic user?
In the quoted ...
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Prepositions to use when indicating locations [duplicate]
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When should I use “in” or “on”?
I am always confused with the prepositions to use when indicating an event happening at a place. Should I use ...
