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Perfect Stranger Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Membership /in/ or /of/ ?

Dear Users,

Here's a statement by Boris Johnson who said:

People around the world don't see us through the prism of Brexit. Actually, they don't even see us through our membership of the EU.

I'm wondering if both prepositions in and of are perfectly acceptable and correct. Is it possible that of is more popular in the UK?

Thanks
  

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Perfect Stranger I'm wondering if both prepositions in and of are perfectly acceptable and correct. Not to my ear. For me it must be membership in .

— CalifJim

  • Perfect Stranger I'm wondering if both prepositions in and of are perfectly acceptable and correct.
  • Not to my ear.
  • For me it must be membership in .
  • Perfect Stranger Is it possible that of is more popular in the UK?
  • Anything is possible where preferences in language are concerned.
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Perfect StrangerI'm wondering if both prepositions in and of are perfectly acceptable and correct.
Not to my ear. For me it must be membership in.
Perfect StrangerIs it possible that of is more popular in the UK?
Anything is possible where preferences in language are concerned.
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CalifJimFor me it must be membership in.
In the UK it would always be "membership of the EU", never "in". I'm quite surprised to see that there is a difference between AmE and BrE in this respect.
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GPYIn the UK it would always be "membership of the EU", never "in".
Emotion: surprise Yikes! That one took
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