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Iasadih Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
for vs of
Is the usage of the above somewhere well described?
Does it matter whether you say:
topics of conversations
vs
topics for conversations
?
My guess is that the latter is generic/unidiomatic; although correct in some specific contexts (here: purpose), in language tests they should be avoided.
Is that right?
Does it matter whether you say:
topics of conversations
vs
topics for conversations
?
My guess is that the latter is generic/unidiomatic; although correct in some specific contexts (here: purpose), in language tests they should be avoided.
Is that right?
Top answer
I agree, except that it should be conversation (uncountable).
- I agree, except that it should be conversation (uncountable).
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I can’t really think of a context where I would say topics of/for conversations. It’s just not natural.
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It means I need to rewire my brain.
I was convinced that
"Many of our conversations were done over the phone"
sounded English.
Should such a statement be remodeled to
"Much of our conversation was done over the phone"
?
How about conversation classes as a type of lessons, where you mainly talk?
How would you refer to them, i
I was convinced that
"Many of our conversations were done over the phone"
sounded English.
Should such a statement be remodeled to
"Much of our conversation was done over the phone"
?
How about conversation classes as a type of lessons, where you mainly talk?
How would you refer to them, i
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iasadih"Many of our conversations were done over the phone"It does.
sounded English.
iasadihShould such a statement be remodeled toNo.
"Much of our conversation was done over the phone"
I didn’t say that conversation could never be plural. It just happens that in the phrase topics of conversation
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Let me check if I understand fully
The following
"Many of our conversations were done over the phone. The topics of these converasations varied."
is okay
but outside such a specific context conversation is by default a mass, yes?
It seems to make sense.
When giving a title to a file containing "topics for discussions", I meant for the discussions I
The following
"Many of our conversations were done over the phone. The topics of these converasations varied."
is okay
but outside such a specific context conversation is by default a mass, yes?
It seems to make sense.
When giving a title to a file containing "topics for discussions", I meant for the discussions I
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iasadih"Many of our conversations were done over the phone. The topics of these converasations varied."Yes.
is okay
iasadihbut outside such a specific context conversation is by default a mass, yes?No. Topic(s) of conversation is a set phrase, not referring to any specific conversation, unlike topics of these
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