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Yunqing Zhang Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Damage/disadvantage of or to?

I've got a sense of "of" indicating "part of a whole", and I understand that. But how about "to"?

The prepositions in the examples of the sentences below confuse me, because it seems interchangeable.

Or maybe there's a difference?


The disadvantage of the material is that it fades in strong sunlight.

There are some big disadvantages to marriage – you do lose a lot of your freedom.

  

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Or maybe there's a difference? I see no difference there. 'To' means 'appertaining to'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Or maybe there's a difference?
  • I see no difference there.
  • 'To' means 'appertaining to'.
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Yunqing Zhang it seems interchangeable.Or maybe there's a difference?

I see no difference there. 'To' means 'appertaining to'.

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