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Mr genuine Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

all vs all of

Michael Swan says sentence A is as correct as B. Do you agree with him?

A. All of Venice is under water.
B. All Venice is under water.
  

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Mr genuine Do you agree with him? Yes. - CB

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  • Yes.
  • - CB
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Mr genuineDo you agree with him?
Yes. - CB
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Many native speakers reject B. Why?
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What evidence have you for that statement?

I don't know of any.
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People often drop prepositions from sentences when this can be done without distorting the overall meaning, especially when speaking.
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I don't have any evidence. This is what I received from my native friends.
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Mr genuineMany native speakers reject B. Why?
Maybe because it suggests something more metaphoric than literal, and the content of the given sentence is literal.

At one time, all Venice bowed to the Doge. (metaphoric: 'all of the people of Venice')

CJ
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