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Prepositions are function words like "to", "over", "through", "in". The meaning of a sentence can be dramatically altered by choosing the wrong preposition. Questions need to include enough information for the intended meaning to be deduced.
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“Thought as” vs. “Thought of as” vs “Thought of as being” [closed]
Which of the following phrases below are correct?
The referred maps are to be thought
as translations, as means of identifying the tangent spaces.
The referred maps are to be thought
of as transla …
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Use of "to" after "like"
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
It is not feasible to dedicate attention to all the topics I would like to.
The final "to" sometimes sounds "off" to me because of the one before …
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