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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Is 'to' the right preposition here?

Hi,

(A) "She likes to sing songs to the guitar" [+]

Is 'to' the only possible preposition in [+] (and similar contexts)?

(B) "He is a famous US singer-song writer". Who do you think were the most famous singer-songwriters in the US/UK in the twentieth century? Do you have any bright singer-songwriters in the US today?

(C) How close is "chansonnier" to "singer-songwriter"?

  

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vlivef (A) "She likes to sing songs to the guitar" [+] It's good English, but it is liable to be misunderstood. vlivef (C) How close is "chansonnier" to "singer-songwriter"? Not very close.

— Anonymous

  • vlivef (A) "She likes to sing songs to the guitar" [+] It's good English, but it is liable to be misunderstood.
  • vlivef (C) How close is "chansonnier" to "singer-songwriter"?
  • Not very close.
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vlivef(A) "She likes to sing songs to the guitar" [+]

It's good English, but it is liable to be misunderstood.

vlivef(C) How close is "chansonnier" to "singer-songwriter"?

Not very close.

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vlivef(A) She likes to sing songs to the guitar.

No. I think you mean "accompanied by a guitar" or "accompanying herself with a guitar".

As you have it, it suggests that she is addressing the guitar (as if it were a person).

vlivef(B) "He is a famous US singer-song writer". Who do
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