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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Fro/ to something
1. Despite their reputation for being reserved, the British have a general aversion to seriousness.
2. Okinawa has death rates that are 82 percent lower for heart disease and more than 80 percent lower for several different kinds of cancer.
I think we use the preposition "to" on nouns considered to have a broad meaning, but that we use "for" on nouns considered to have a little more specified meaning.
I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. Okinawa has death rates that are 82 percent lower for heart disease and more than 80 percent lower for several different kinds of cancer.
I think we use the preposition "to" on nouns considered to have a broad meaning, but that we use "for" on nouns considered to have a little more specified meaning.
I'd like to know if my assumption is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I think we use the preposition "to" on nouns considered to have a broad meaning, but that we use "for" on nouns considered to have a little more specified meaning. No. The prepositions collocate with the preceding verb, noun or adjective: an aversion to, lower for/than, etc.
- park sang joon I think we use the preposition "to" on nouns considered to have a broad meaning, but that we use "for" on nouns considered to have a little more specified meaning.
- No.
- The prepositions collocate with the preceding verb, noun or adjective: an aversion to, lower for/than, etc.
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park sang joonI think we use the preposition "to" on nouns considered to have a broad meaning, but that we use "for" on nouns considered to have a little more specified meaning.No. The prepositions collocate with the preceding verb, noun or adjective: an aversion to, lower for/than, etc.
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your very helpful answer. 
Then I'd like to know if there aren't cases (that) the following nouns s
Then I'd like to know if there aren't cases (that) the following nouns s
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know if there aren't cases (that) the following nouns select a certain preposition.Probably, but that is a different kettle of fish, and none springs to mind. Even a simple noun is not restricted by any preposition:
In the pot
On the pot
Over the pot
Under the pot
etc.
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