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PamQueue Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Amendment To/Of

"the first amendment to/of the United States Constitution"

How is "to" different from "of" here?
  

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The act of changing for the better Given this meaning,I would say 'the first amendment of the United States Constitution' 2. alteration, addition Here, I would say 'the first amendment to the United States Constitution' So,I think the meaning of amendment can change with the use of to/for. But I will not put it as a rule..

— Prajwalkr

  • The act of changing for the better Given this meaning,I would say 'the first amendment of the United States Constitution' 2.
  • alteration, addition Here, I would say 'the first amendment to the United States Constitution' So,I think the meaning of amendment can change with the use of to/for.
  • But I will not put it as a rule..
  • Prajwal
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Hi

Your questions are very good and interesting.(tough also)

As I saw in the dictionary, amendment means:

1.The act of changing for the better

Given this meaning,I would say 'the first amendment of the United States Constitution'

2. alteration, addition

Here, I would say 'the first amendment
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Then:

"the first amendment of the United States Constitution"

and

"the first amendment to the United States Constitution"

are the same?
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The OED definition of "amendment" is:

noun. a minor change in a document.
• a change or addition to a legal or statutory document : an amendment to existing bail laws.
• ( Amendment) an article added to the U.S. Constitution : the First Amendment.
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