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Rommel Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"In the memory of" or "to the memory of"?
Which preposition should I use in the following sentence?
The building was dedicated (in/to) the memory of my father.
The building was dedicated (in/to) the memory of my father.
Top answer
to
- to
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How about the following sentence?
The building was dedicated in loving memory of my father.
Is the phrase "in loving memory of" properly used?
The building was dedicated in loving memory of my father.
Is the phrase "in loving memory of" properly used?
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RommelThe building was dedicated in loving memory of my father.Is the phrase "in loving memory of" properly used?Yes, that seems fine to me.
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Which preposition should I use in the following sentence?
The building was dedicated (in/to) the memory of my father.
Here, you can only say 'to'; because the sentence has 'the'.
You can't say 'in the memory of'.
But you can say 'in memory of' or 'in
The building was dedicated (in/to) the memory of my father.
Here, you can only say 'to'; because the sentence has 'the'.
You can't say 'in the memory of'.
But you can say 'in memory of' or 'in
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