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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Guide to vs for vs on

"The following is a guide to the local practice of immunosuppression together with additionalinformation, which GPs may find useful. It should be used in conjunction with the Summary ofProduct Characteristics for each drug (available at www.medicines.org.uk)."

https://www.hey.nhs.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/adultRenalTransplant.pdf

Please explain the use of "guide to vs guide for vs guide on" in "guide to the local practice...." in the given example

I know "to" has the basic sense of direction

and "for" shows purpose so "for" sounds natural and for that matter, even "on" sounds more natural

I know prepositions are tricky but there must be some logic here

  

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Jigneshbharati I know prepositions are tricky but there must be some logic here Every sentence ends with a mark of punctuation. There are no exceptions. To omit it makes your writing look careless and leaves a bad impression.

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  • Jigneshbharati I know prepositions are tricky but there must be some logic here Every sentence ends with a mark of punctuation.
  • There are no exceptions.
  • To omit it makes your writing look careless and leaves a bad impression.
  • Logic will get you nowhere with prepositions.
  • The little words have the longest dictionary entries.
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JigneshbharatiI know prepositions are tricky but there must be some logic here

Every sentence ends with a mark of punctuation. There are no exceptions. To omit it makes your writing look careless and leaves a bad impression.

Logic will get you nowhere with prepositions. The little words have the longest dictionary entries. It's "guide to", that's all.

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Unfortunately, there probably is not a solid logic. If X is the subject that the guide explains, the natural phrase is "guide to X". "guide on X" and "guide for X" are intelligible in context, but seem inferior. The preferred use of "to" does not seem predictable from the fundamental spatial meaning of the preposition. I think you just have to learn that we say "guide to X".

Edit: After

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