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Magic79 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
of or from
0 He is 01 font 00 of 02 font 00 a foreign country. 02 br
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00 He is 01 font 00 from 02 font 00 a foreign country. 02 br
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00 What is your say on "of" and "from" in the preceding examples? Any differences in meaning? Could you give me more examples, rules of thumb, pointers on when to use 01 i 00 of 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 from 02 i 00 ? 02 br
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00 Here are some examples to jump start. 02 br
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00 The president of the United States. (leader of the USA) 02 br
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00 The president from the United States. (comes from the USA) 02 br
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00 Intermilan of Italy is playing Manchester of England. (????) 02 br
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00 Intermilan from Italy is playing Manchester from England. (????) 0-
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00 He is 01 font 00 from 02 font 00 a foreign country. 02 br
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00 What is your say on "of" and "from" in the preceding examples? Any differences in meaning? Could you give me more examples, rules of thumb, pointers on when to use 01 i 00 of 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 from 02 i 00 ? 02 br
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00 Here are some examples to jump start. 02 br
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00 The president of the United States. (leader of the USA) 02 br
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00 The president from the United States. (comes from the USA) 02 br
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00 Intermilan of Italy is playing Manchester of England. (????) 02 br
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00 Intermilan from Italy is playing Manchester from England. (????) 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 The philosopher Erasmus lived in Rotterdam, which made him be associated with the town. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 The philosopher Erasmus lived in Rotterdam, which made him be associated with the town.
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0 Erasmus of Rotterdam 02 br
00 In French it's d'Rotterdam 02 br
00 In Gemran — von Rotterdam 02 br
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00 "Of" means possession. 02 br
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00 "X is from Y" may imply that X somehow (in a way) belongs to Y. 02 br
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00 The philosopher Erasmus lived in Rotterdam, which made him be associa
00 In French it's d'Rotterdam 02 br
00 In Gemran — von Rotterdam 02 br
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00 EDIT: 02 br
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00 "Of" means possession. 02 br
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00 "X is from Y" may imply that X somehow (in a way) belongs to Y. 02 br
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00 The philosopher Erasmus lived in Rotterdam, which made him be associa
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0 There is some overlap in the use of 01 i 00 of 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 from 02 i 00 . 01 i 00 of 02 i 00 often has to do with possession and belonging, but often in a sort of general, non-descript way. 01 i 00 from 02 i 00 has to do with origin, source, and (possibly) movement in a more specific way. 02 br
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0 So they overlap sometimes. 02 br
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00 OF is general belonging 02 br
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00 FROM is specific origin 02 br
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00 One of the threads dealt with: 02 br
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00 Made of ( made of wood, made of iron, made of marble) 02 br
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00 and 02 br
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00 Made from (made from the best wood, made from t
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00 OF is general belonging 02 br
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00 FROM is specific origin 02 br
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00 One of the threads dealt with: 02 br
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00 Made of ( made of wood, made of iron, made of marble) 02 br
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00 and 02 br
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00 Made from (made from the best wood, made from t
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Intermilan of Italy is playing Manchester of England. ( intermilan is presenting italy / team from italy
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