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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
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Of vs for
This is the first blog of our brand new series looking at difficult to pronounce words.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/word-lovers-blog/new/pronunciation-of-ough-words,437,HCB.html
Please explain the use the preposition "of" in "of our brand new...".
If we replace "of" with "for", what would sentence mean?
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/word-lovers-blog/new/pronunciation-of-ough-words,437,HCB.html
Please explain the use the preposition "of" in "of our brand new...".
If we replace "of" with "for", what would sentence mean?
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". of here suggests that the blog is a part of your brand new series. (think of it as being a part of something) for would suggest that you add something (a blog in this case) to something else (a brand new series).
- ".
- of here suggests that the blog is a part of your brand new series.
- (think of it as being a part of something) for would suggest that you add something (a blog in this case) to something else (a brand new series).
- in is also possible in this situation and is similar in meaning to of.
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JigneshbharatiPlease explain the use the preposition "of" in "of our brand new...".
of here suggests that the blog is a part of your brand new series. (think of it as being a part of something)
for would suggest that you add something (a blog in this case) to something else (a brand new series).
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