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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
In Japan or Japan
Would you tell me why the use of the preposition "in" would be right (necessary?) here? I think it would be wrong to write "I assumed that the food was the same as Japan" and think there is a need for a preposition but am not sure why it has to be "in."
I assumed that the food was the same as in Japan.
I assumed that the food was the same as in Japan.
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Informally, speakers will dispense with the preposition, but logically one would not compare 'food' (something to eat) with 'Japan' (somewhere to live). Hence, the preposition: I assumed that the food was the same as [the food] in Japan.
- Informally, speakers will dispense with the preposition, but logically one would not compare 'food' (something to eat) with 'Japan' (somewhere to live).
- Hence, the preposition: I assumed that the food was the same as [the food] in Japan.
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Informally, speakers will dispense with the preposition, but logically one would not compare 'food' (something to eat) with 'Japan' (somewhere to live). Hence, the preposition:
I assumed that the food was the same as [the food] in Japan.
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Informally, speakers will dispense with the preposition, but logically one would not compare 'food' (something to eat) with 'Japan' (somewhere to live). Hence, the preposition:
I assumed that the food was the same as [the food] in Japan.
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