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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

In, At and On?

Dear Friends,

Kindly enlighten me on how to use these prepositions in a sentence and for below, pls clarify which is correct to use.

The changes have been updated in/on your profile.

Thanks,
Valerie
  

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I would write ... updated in your profile . For more on the prepositions at, in, and on , see .

— CalifJim

  • I would write ...
  • updated in your profile .
  • For more on the prepositions at, in, and on , see .
  • CJ
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I would write ... updated in your profile.

For more on the prepositions at, in, and on, see .

CJ
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hi, I will use in your profile also. On is more like on the surface od something.
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... And I would say: Your profile has been updated. To update a change sounds awkward. You make a change but do not update a change.
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Yeah, I didn't notice this problem before, but I totally agree with what you say that we usually use make to modify the noun change isntead of using the verb update. It does sound awkward.
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Hi guys,

The changes have been updated in/on your profile.

I'd say it this way.

The changes have been applied to / made to your profile.

or

Your profile has been updated.



Clive
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