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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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English grammar

Should we say 'he is a partner at BM' or 'he is a partner of BM'
  

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Anonymous 'he is a partner at BM That sounds more natural to me.

  • Anonymous 'he is a partner at BM That sounds more natural to me.
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Anonymous'he is a partner at BM
That sounds more natural to me.
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AnonymousShould we say 'he is a partner at BM' or 'he is a partner of BM'
Both are possible and they can have different meanings.

In your sentence, "at" means that he is (in)(a part of) BM. So if he works at and for BM, I would use use "at".

"of" can mean that he is not part of BM, but is partnering with BM to do something. So if he his not
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Dear Canadian45,

I am a little confused here. I didn't understand your second possibility which was '"of" can mean that he is not part of BM, but is partnering with BM to do something. So if he his not a part of BM, I would use "of"." You said, in your first possibility, that if he is "at" BM, it could mean either he is "in" BM or he is
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I am a little confused here. I didn't understand your second possibility which was '"of" can mean that he is not part of BM, but is partnering with BM to do something. So if he his not a part of BM, I would use "of"." You said, in your first possibility, that if he is "at" BM, it could mean either he is "in" BM or he is a part of BM .Could you please tell me what the difference betwe

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