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MUSCOVITE Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

does the preposition "for" work OK in this context?

Hi,

"Audio notifications for users joining or leaving the webinar" (*)

(meaning: when a new user joins the webinar (or one of the participants leaves the webinar), all the other participants will hear a beep or something)

I wonder if "for" is used correctly in (*)?
Wouldn't it be better to use "on" for "for" in (*)?

"Audio notifications on users joining or leaving the webinar"


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MUSCOVITE I wonder if "for" is used correctly in (*)? Yes, but it is ambiguous. MUSCOVITE Wouldn't it be better to use "on" for "for" in (*)?

— Mister Micawber

  • MUSCOVITE I wonder if "for" is used correctly in (*)?
  • Yes, but it is ambiguous.
  • MUSCOVITE Wouldn't it be better to use "on" for "for" in (*)?
  • That sounds odd to me.
  • I suggest ' of' if you must keep your sentence, but it should really be recast: Audio notifications to other members when users join or leave the webinar.
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MUSCOVITEI wonder if "for" is used correctly in (*)?
Yes, but it is ambiguous.
MUSCOVITEWouldn't it be better to use "on" for "for" in (*)?
That sounds odd to me. I suggest 'of' if you must keep your sentence, but it should really be recast:

Audio notifications to other members when users join or leave
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Many thanks, Mister Micawber!
Mister Micawber I suggest 'of' if you must keep your sentence, but it should really be recast:
I was fully "carried away" by the "for" vs "on" alternative ... and clear forgot my favorite preposition ("of") :-)
Mister MicawberAudio notifications to other members when users join or leave the webi
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